perhaps he has entered the max allowed sail area for F16 @15m2 plus an extra bit for the section of mast F16 don't measure but schrs do , see in ratings mainsail area is 14.85 which is probably what f16s use other than max allowed for some reason , just a thought
Extra area would make it faster,. not slower !
whilst on the subject of handicaps its goes against my grain but it would seem the PY systems have one advantage and plenty of disadvantages over SCHRS , in that py would recognise that f16 solo and two up travel at the same speed , this is widely accepted and proved by the fact that f16s allow solo and two up to race on equal footing , py should on returns hcap both the same (won't happen in uk as most folks race on SCHRS - which otherwise is much better and there will never be enough returns to calculate )
SCHRS as its a measurement rule can't correct this anomily ,although Scooby et al is working on it slowly , the righting moment element has helped albeit very small .
This anomily affects all solo sailors in schrs and f16 is a good case as it highlights the penalty on solo sailors , who are allready handicapped by having only two hands !
The thing is, the info we(the SCHRS group) have does not bear this out. The results of the GC in Zandvoort will be very interesting and will help us.
In our opinion a well sailed F16 one up (and assuming wiring down wind as this is the way to sail single handed) appears to be quicker around the course up to around top F4, then the 2 up boats do get a little faster; I would suggest more races are sailed in light to moderate winds and are stronger winds (F5 upwards). Thus we currently believe the SCHRS numbers are about right for the F16. More info is needed by us !
It would have been very interesting to see how the Mumbles results would have been different if Paul had been sailing 2 up on Friday when it was windy (and so he would have done less swimming and we would be able to compare like with like), if Mark had not swam on Friday and if I had not broken my boat (and rememberd to count)
This is the first year that the Stealth F16's have had sails that have been specifically cut for sailing single handed (myself, Mark P and David Tugwell), these are considered faster by a fair bit.
I'd like to ask the Race team for a copy of the results (and times if taken) to allow the SCHRS group to review them. Also a wind map for the day would also help.
