I have not been reading this whole thread but why would you want to be able to right your boat in any condition? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> IMHO if you go over in anything under 10-15kts maybe you should consider staying on the beach or something <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> And if you want 100% certainty that you can right in any conditions maybe you should have spent some more cash and bought the light carbon mast instead. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
From F16 class rules:
1.9 Minimum weight of the crew
1.9.1 There will be no other restrictions on crew weight apart from the requirement that the crew weight must be sufficient to right the boat unaided under all encountered sailing conditions.
So boat should be rightable in light/no wind or rules are violated intentionally (in my case).
