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Re: General rule stuff

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From: Gregory J. Mitchell (grmitche@cisco.com)
Date: Tue 14 Sep 1999 - 18:31:12 BST

>From the US membership meeting - we talked about similar issues.

In the US - we will propose having a couple of boats test the wider and swept aft racks next year as an experiment in the class. See how they perform, the incremental cost, etc.

Rise over floor rule should be changed for cleanup purposes (no bumps)

We talked about eliminating the mast rules against pre-bend, and allowing airfoil sections and rotation, but there was no consensus at this time. Again - it may be worth a trial, but no one jumped up to say they wanted to spend the money to try it.

Keeping the class stable was a desire, but tempered by a perceived need for greater leverage against the existing sail plan. Weight surprisingly was not an issue. While the current boats are coming in light - after small repairs, and potentially wider racks - the weight pops right back up again.

Personal opinion: Moving the rise of floor measurement aft is the only item below that would immediately change the hull - and I think we should avoid that change.

<p>Greg

<p>At 04:32 PM 09/14/1999 +0100, you wrote:
>We also talked about general rule changes at the UK owners meeting last
>week.
>
>The current thinking is to keep the class stable for a few years (5?),
>with some tidying up of the rules. Things like the removal of the buoyancy
>test and the convex jib leech rules are being talked about.
>
>Then what?
>
> Racks aft of the transom
> Wider racks
> moving the rise of floor measurement aft
> bigger rig
> double luff sails
> rotating masts
> removal of the rise of floor rule
> weight reduction
> pre-bent masts
>
>I think we should discuss the pros and cons of these and then try and get
>an idea of when they should be introduced. We can they make it easier for
>people to know how long their current boats will last and encourage
>newcomers to the class which is 'future proof' with a 10 year plan for
>development.
>
>
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