[MHml] Cat vs. Tri

[Jesse Deupree]

On Nov 3, 2006, at 12:01 AM, Rob Denney wrote:

> G'day,
>
> The J24 rig would be a challenge due to the stays, although not an  
> insurmountable one, and if that was the rule, I would certainly  
> design and build a boat to race under it.   However,  I (as both a  
> proa fan and an interested person) would prefer the rule to  
> stipulate just the sail area, including spars.  This would help  
> answer the sloop vs una rig question as well as the hull size and  
> shape questions.  Perhaps a maximum of 20% of the total to be the  
> spars to keep it relevant, cheap and easy to handle.

Fair enough- rule is modified to just require sails fit inside  
triangles made by class rule forestay and backstay, and certainly  
shunting would be fair. This particular rule is designed to test boat  
design, hence the one-design rig and sails. A Rule that just said xxx  
sq. feet of sail tests sail design and boat design

The idea of a J24 rig is just to pick something easy and obvious and  
possibly cheap. The idea of a $5,000 claim is to keep someone from  
trying too hard (show up and win with something too fancy costing  
$20,000 and someone will buy it. Show up with a winner that cost you  
less than $5,000 and someone might buy it- your choice.)

Jesse Deupree
F-27 ION
Portland Maine

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