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Being in SanFran, and being beaten by 505's

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From: Justin Walford (justin@wbn-homes.com.au)
Date: Fri 31 Mar 2000 - 02:28:07 BST

> Wazza, and others,
> It's interesting to note that we here in Perth haven't had to recently
> renew our fleet to suit the new rules as they closely resemble those rules
> we have been following for quite some time. Therefore our speed increase
> over the years has only been in minor increments, not the substantial
> improvement obviously found in other fleets across the world. My point is
> that the local 505 fleet has been sailing against (or nearby) a 14 fleet
> that has been consistently faster on all points of sail, for too long for
> them to even consider comparing themselves to us. Yet they feel the need
> to quote from a report from the other side of the world that a) does not
> relate to how our local situation has been for well over a decade and b)
> will no longer relate to any fleet anywhere in the world once the 14
> continues to expand and improve and one design fleets stagnate and fall
> farther behind. The local 505 fleet should be made to print and advertise
> a retraction. They would surely be wiser to advertise their fleet on the
> basis of sound evidence and avoid a confrontation that is inevitable.
> No-one else sells their product by attacking others, why should they be
> any different? Obviously they put their collective heads together and
> couldn't come up with anything better than slandering another fleet.
> You can't compare apples and oranges... Everyone knows that apples roll
> faster...
> My 2c
>
> Justin Walford
> Secretary, WA14 Association
> justin@wbn-homes.com.au
>
>

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