John, how fast do you need to get into the back of the bus on the Viper? I've found on the C2 its a quick move back compared to the Infusion. Happy shopping - i'm sure you'll find one that suits you well. I own a Falcon (kevlar layup with a carbon stick) - could have had either, but the Falcon is the boat for me. i've been friends with, and competed against, Matt and Gina McDonald for years. i've been Greg Goodall's crew and raced against his son Brett. excellent fit and finish and great support direct from the factory.īoth are well sorted out - good systems and materials, straight out of the box. this platform is the second F16 offering from Matt McDonald's Falcon Marine in FL. multiple hull construction materials are available, from carbon to glass, and this boat often approaches the class minimum weight. The falcon is US-built with sails by the Glaser's loft in CA. AHPC makes a good product, and supplies both the boat and sails. aluminum mast and epoxy glass construction.

there are many more used vipers than falcons out there for sale. The viper, designed and built by Goodall's AHPC, has many common components with its F18 progenitor, (beams, rudders, boards, etc.) but this also makes it a bit heavier (at 129 kg or so) than the F16 class rule minimum of 104 kg. in the simplest terms, the viper is built down from an F18, while the falcon is built up from an A Cat.

F 16 viper vs falcon