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From: Colin R Smith (Colin.Smith@morganstanley.com)
Date: Thu 11 Jul 2002 - 19:06:12 BST
Hello all,
Perhaps fairly timely since the debate about development has started
up again, but I'm glad to say we now have the final set of proposals
for potential class rule changes. So now we can make some decisions.
The proposals have been sent to each country's world council members,
with a request that they now initiate the voting process in their
respective countries.
There has been some delay after the initial proposals were published
some weeks back, as various questions and comments were raised, but
these have now been resolved. Many thanks to the various people (they
know who they are!) who contributed to this process.
The final proposals are all on the class website at
http://www.i14.org/class/rules-prop-02.html (sorry, the formatting is
a bit cramped at present, we're trying to get a better html version
up). The proposals contain three changes from the original versions:
1. The US proposal to extend racks aft has been modified slightly to
remove the wording which said the racks could be used only to support
the crew (as this could have affected boats with, for example, shrouds
attached to the racks or to their supports, or which sheet sails to
the racks).
2. The US foil limitation proposal has been amended to include two
separate proposals:
(i) a limit on the total allowable area of 'non-vertical
underwater appendages'; and/or
(ii) a rule which would allow only one underwater lifting foil.
These two proposals are intended to be voted on separately. Thus,
either one, or both, or neither, could pass. This is perhaps the most
complex proposal, and we'll endeavour to get some commentary on it
together soon. Essentially, the class needs to decide what degree of
development it wishes to allow re foils.
3. The Australian equipment limitation proposal has been amended to
add a limit on the number of sails per season to the originally
proposed limits on numbers of sails, spars and foils per series.
Under the class constitution, each country formally has up to 16 weeks
to respond. However, if we want any proposals which pass to be
approved by ISAF this year, we are supposed to submit them to ISAF by
September 1. And - especially with the new Southern hemisphere season
rapidly approaching - Fourteeners worldwide will want to know the
results quickly. Everyone has therefore been asked to organise their
votes as soon as they can.
It all makes for a lengthy package, but we are attempting here to
clear up a number of issues which have caused much debate over recent
years. Let's hope that after this we can put all the debate behind us
and move on.
Cheers
Colin Smith
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