I'm just looking at the top 3 in the 18 meter class for the last 4-5 Worlds when I say the Ventus 2 seems to not be quite equal to the 29 and JS1. I agree that in the reality that I have witnessed in the US (best 18m US pilot DJ flies a V2) is that the V2 is well within the "margin of pilot/performance error." But at the World level, the 29 seems to be the clearly dominant 18m machine with the JS1 right on its heels and the V2 in trail. Perhaps that is just a function of market share. The JS1 seems to be selling well along with the 29. I cannot remember the last time I heard of a new V2 being purchased.

If I said the D2 earlier that was an error. In Standard class the D2 is clearly ultra competitive. Again I am talking about the 18 meter flapped.