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From: craig (craig@oceangraphics.com.au)
Date: Tue 09 Jul 2002 - 23:21:28 BST
Scott wrote:the suggestion in the US to go wider was to bring the ideal crew
weight back to what it was before the mast went higher here, which of course
favored heavier crews. You could therefore think of this as an effort to
preserve the pre-1996 nature of the class, not change it.
Scott maybe you can tell us all what is the ideal crew weight?
IN Australia the light crews go well in the light, and heavier crews better
in a good breeze! The Australian 14 has been 6ft wide for 103 years as well
as 14ft long for the same time. The international 14 I beleive was 5'6" and
180lbs before it merge with the Aus 14. The Aus 14 was 165lbs with a mast
that was 12" taller than it is now.
Australia agreed to the changes in weight and mast height only because we
were told by the international lobby group that It would be very hard to
convince the INT 14 Fleet to merge if we didn't go up in weight and down in
mast height.
The biggest development that has to go on in Australia (and some other
countries I think) in the near future is not the development of new rules
for the boat but the development of getting new people into the class.
Maybe what Australia needs to do to increase its numbers again is not the
same as the rest of the INT 14 world needs to do. I think the next couple of
months will sought out the future direction for the class in Australia.
Craig Padman
AUS400
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