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Re: [I14] change = good or bad?

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From: aa@australservices.com.au
Date: Tue 09 Jul 2002 - 23:14:20 BST

Rand,

Well said, now is there any chance you can make your fellow 14 sailors in
the US and UK who constantly push for major change understand what you have
just said. It would sure make the rest of us feel a lot better.

Anthony Anderson.

----- Original Message -----
From: Rand Arnold <i14@mac.com>
To: 14list <maillist@i14.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2002 3:11 AM
Subject: Re: [I14] change = good or bad?

<p>> In my personal opinion, Peter is right on the Mark.
>
> Unless I'm mistaken, the 14's (northern and southern) have made precisely
> one major rule change in the last 100 years, and that was too merge the
> fleets. The rest have been minor refinements that did not affect the boat
> very much, ie did not obsolete all the old boats overnight.
>
> Perhaps in another 100 years we could something similar again (not that I
> would care, even if I am still around).
>
> If you are too heavy, get a smaller sailing partner, or eat a little
> less. If you are too light, get a bigger sailing partner or eat some
> more. If for some reason you don't like the kind of boat that you can
> create within the 14 rules, go to another class, or go start another
class.
>
> Rand
>
> On or about Thu, 4 Jul 2002 22:01:54 +1000 Peter Moor
> <pfmoor@ozemail.com.au> wrote:
>
> >Is there some misunderstanding here ? I thought that a development class
> >was one where developments occurred within a set of rules. Changing the
> >rules is not development, it is changing the nature of the class.
Allowing
> >wider wings changes the nature of the boat. Wider wings without bigger
> >rigs mean shifting the game in favour of lighter crews. Wider wings with
> >bigger rigs means new hull shapes. There already is a 2 man boat which
is
> >suitable for the lighter crews, the 49er.
> >
> >If you want to go faster by adding wider wings, why not add 2 ft to its
> >length as well ? We could call it the I14+2.
> >
> >One of the great things about the I14, AS IT IS, is that light crews have
> >their day when it is light and heavy crews have their day when it is not
so
> >light.
> >
> >To repeat myself, if you want to go faster there are plenty of boats to
> >choose, sail an 18' skiff, a 49er, a Tornado or get a powerboat.
> >
> >Please, lets leave the rules alone .... except those necessary to
control
> >escalating costs, multiple sails, hull weight concentration etc.
> >
> >The 68 kg heavy weight Snubby !
>
>
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> rand@meur.net
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