Dear scooby,

There is an agreement in place that development and testing is done in a protected environment. This way the involved parties feel free to discuss these things in private among themselfs. Garanteeing this free discussion is important in advancing the F16 design. And the driving force under these development projects is achieving some gain in performance over competitors, even when only temporary. Such factors need to be nurtured, because without it sailors are less likely to do all the hard work and investments.

It is a balancing act but eventually we all benefit in the long run as nothing can be kept secret for long periods anyway.

Additionally, you guys can all try to work out a system yourself. Maybe we find the perfect setup afterwards when comparing all individual systems after the Global Challenge !

I know that I'm going to try and work out my own setup. I actually have to as my cleat/halyard situation is different from his requiring me to adjust the setup.

Good luck you all,

Wouter