Who is looking at handicapped results ? These boats should be compared on elapsed time as the differences between them are too small to really matter. The only exception is the old Nacra Inter 17 design, which is a bloody slow singlehander compared to its modern competitors.
The differences between the boats you listed are quite considerable, 50kg in boat weight for a start! The texel rating shows a big difference in performance based on the differences in the listed boats so are you now saying that there is no "truth" in the texel system?
But Wouter will for sure supply us with irrefutable proof that the F17 has somehow lost 25kgs
With respect of boat weights. The numbers I quoted are well founded and I have measurement numbers on several nacra 17's. However I would love to quote you (as an nacra Europe employee) that no Nacra 17 has ever been build under 150 kg's. Makes promo-ing the F16's alot easier. So I'm not sure what you are campaigning here for; if it is the latter then I'm more then willing to comply ! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Again you have manged to turn a simple question into something totally unrelated.
Where is the measurement certificate for the F17 that is 25kg lighter than a std F17? Just scan it and post it. Simple hey? Until then stop making claims that we all know are wrong. You have done it before and been called out on it so either you're a slow learner or not the sharpest spoon in the drawer....
