In your extreeeemly long and wandering post above you are basically saying that the F17 is designed and optimised for the 104 rule. and that is correct. The boat is a very potent 104 machine and the results show that an optimised boat for a rating is a winning boat.
Much the same as it would be for a F16 that is heavy to be re rated based on its weight and therfore getting a better handicap.
Simple hey? The rules are published and people can optimise to the rule but still have freedom to change paramaters that suit them as long as they fit the rule.
Oh, and please dont try to claim that F16 had anything at all to do with the optimisation of the F17. 104 was the goal from the outset and the results have proven that its been worthwhile.
So how about you post that measurement certificate for the 135kg F17?
