Thats fine by me but on the other hand you are a professional sailor and from your demeanor in the thread, you had a hidden agenda. I still think there is more to your thinking than what you are admitting.
Macca's hidden agenda would be simular to mine. Keen to have a boat to race one up, race with his girlfriend when she is available and teach his kid (and for me, future children) how to sail in the future.
At the moment, I see a class where it's CURRENT manufactures can not meet min weight. Would it not be smarter if the min weight was even 115kg. I mean next to no boats re coming in at 107. Brand new Blades are hitting the water at 112 to 113. Keep the boats as they are if you like and add a few kg of lead to equalise each boat to 115 kg. Hell mose of you are probably racing over 115kg which means the difference to you would be zero.
If the class is not even serious or the slightest bit profesional about their class rules, I see exploitation, sky rocketing prices and or rule changes in the future if the class even begins to reach a level which will capture the interest of serious racers.
I like the boat, want to become part of the class, but will not invest money or time into it when all I can see for the class is instability as it grows or remaining the internets bigest class with few boats on the water.
Good luck with your class. I will not be joining you in the near future. May play with the Taipan 4.9 class instead, where I can be guarenteed a profesional run class with real fleet numbers (in AUS atleast) and competitive racing.
Sorry for my harsh words, but hopefully it may be constructive for some without blinkers on. Shame, kind of liked the look of Garry's Blade.
