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I always thought that the purpose of a formula class having a minimum weight was so that no boats could race that are lighter than that. There is no restriction on how heavy they can be. Right? So what's the problem?

Here may be the problem: Light weight is better for moving around on the beach, but it is not necessarily better in all conditions on the water.

As somebody has already mentioned, a heavier boat is better in light air and chop. And, of course, a heavier boat may be able to handle bigger wind and sea conditions than a lighter boat.

So, from all these discussions, it sounds to me as though the F16 Class would really like to make the F16 as one-design as possible and, therefore, should have a MAXIMUM platform weight as well as a minimum weight. Close down the box.

If heavier boats became the majority and the lighter boats became the minority, well, the majority might rule when it is blowing 20 knots and it's too much for the lightweights to race.