So due to the fact that Rolf has deleted my posts in the F16 weight thread, I now have to start a new F16 weight thread.... funny hey <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Below is exactly what I posted in the previous thread:-
Now back to the topic
There must be some correction on one answer. The average weight of the Blades measured during the Global Challenge is not 118 kg but 114.3 kg.
The lightest boat was carrying a carbon mast and weight 105.8 kg and the lightest one with alu mast was 109.8 kg.
So from this information posted by the class chairman: One boat was under min weight and the average weight was more than 7kgs over min!!! and more than 10kgs for the cat rigged boats!!!
Now in any other class that would be the instigator for a major discussion on how to deal with such a problem. The solutions are:-
a) raise the min weight to reflect the real world actual measured boats.
b) take the builders to task and demand that they build the boats from that point onwards to the min weight.
Problem with solution (b) is that you instantly render the current heavy boats obsolete (unless you don't think that extra weight makes any difference??)
