Wouter

I believe that Goran Marstrom initally designed the M20 as the olympic replacement. (Word of mouth from Robbie D) He argued that ultimate speed was not the point of the OLYMPIC one design ... what he as a designer was trying to do is come up with a boat that REALLY stretched the crew work in sailing the boat at max performance . So... Light weight.. ... eg ultra responsive to team position and dynamics... and Fast to tack and jibe to maximize the tactical aspects ... all be it at high speed.

He argued that upwind... the skill in getting the uni to go upwind with helm on the down haul... cunningham and the crew working the sheet and rotation would be the ultimate in skill requirement.

I am sure I have forgotten all of the subtle details of his argument though.

So... IF you were to change the olympic boat to something new.... and the the question is not ultimate performance.. or what is the most efficient rig solution.. What are the options.

Is their some performance aspect that is emphasized or ehnanced by the main and spin configuration in a WL course.



Thoughts???