Is the MKll faster
I own one of the few built, MKll fins.. The boat was blacked balled by the association because of its keel design, not for its speed....The fin keel for the MKll is the same design of the Capri 22, the racing version of the 22 line...the MKll is also 8 inches wider than the older 22 with a rounder shape in the freeboard... I do race mine, with good results even though the local PHRF committee has bumped it 9 seconds per mile to a 261 rating... But you have to understand, after the origional cost of 15,000., I have spent another 10,000 upgrading the rigging and the purchase of custom designed sails...In Kevlar... I take first or second in most of the races I enter but anyone that has ever raced with me will state, we put out 110 % when the gun goes off... I wouldnt rush right out and buy a 22 to go racing, there are faster boats, and for ocean racing (which I do alot of) there are better boats, the 22 is a good all round boat with the ability to race..... Pick the boat for the area you live, If the winds are light, find an early model, down in the double diggits, if the winds are strong, you'll be able to fly more sail area with one of the newer style heaver boats... If you would like, drop me a line at windward@softcom.net and I'll send some pictures of the MKll fin....Randy