Having flown agasint the Diana2 in the more than capable hands of
Sebastian Kawa at the first two World GP Finals, I would say it is a
function of all the comments previously made - re-sale, comfort,
handling compromises, etc.

Is it a ship that has the best raw performance in 15m? Absolutely.

It really comes into its own in a 15m Grand Prix race where so long as
the pilot stays in contact with the lead pack, its lights out for
everyone else at the end. Put it in the hands of a superior pilot and
the ship is close to unbeatable. Yet, it is beatable due to the fact
that even the best pilot's decision making can never be 100% perfect
over the course of a long contest. Mistakes will be made, but they
don't hurt you as much :-)

However, many/all of the pilots flying these ships at this years
worlds are either A) on the Polish Team, or B) have a long history of
not being constrained by resale value to get their next super ship.
Take that for what it is worth.

And maybe more importantly in a topic not discussed anywhere else, the
durability of this ship is VERY suspect. Now I do not know how a very
"easy" racer would be long-term on this ship, but the ship I flew
against in the December 2007 GP Final in NZ ("BB") after, I think 2 GP
Finals, 2 Worlds, various other comps since 2005, had significant play
in all the flying surfaces.

What do I mean by "play" Well, I can recall standing with Oscar
Goudriann and Uli Schwenk and watching as the horizontal stab tips
moved fore-aft 1+ inch in our hands. Yikes.

If you can afford to buy this terrific ship, fly the snot out of it to
win, and then either find a willin buyer or junk it, then this is the
15m racer for you. Unfortunately, I've not gotten to that state of
finances yet.

Tim EY