development is good. However, radical development in an established class could obsolete a lot of boats. The members in that class could find it hard to sell their boats afterwards and the class might eventually fail. I am not saying that is a likely scenario for the A-cat class, I am speaking generally. It is all about what ones personal risk is. The owner of a competitive A-cat might have a different viewpoint on banana board development in the class then us outsiders. When that have been said, I am very happy to hear that somebody are testing this. Good theoreticans have said that using banana boards to lift the hulls will generate more drag than without. Would be fun to hear that banana boards did work for small beachcats.
Darryl Barret asked a good question once. It was something like this: When you put beachcats on hydrofoils, is it still the same sport? I think that is a very good question and I dont have the answer.
