Hi Mike
So many good posts by really good I-20 sailors ,all good advice dependant on the type of sailing conditions expected .
Sailing a Worrell you set up differently than buoys racing in mainly protected waters . Foot strap and stern line is a must .
This year it is a Jav 2 ,good builder but most any distance racer will tell you the preference and ideal platform is a 20 ft one in Worrell type ocean racing conditions.-
Off topic ,but with a number of I-20 sailors posting wanted the oportunity to hear from some on the N A Formula 20 concept , based on Inter 20 boat specifications .
Is it time in N A for a Formula 20 Class, -we have Formula 16 -Formula 18s and 18 HT Formula Classes underway in N A .
-I-20 sailors currently unofficially polled seem split 50 %which is typical ,-
-There is no motivation for mfg. dealer involvement as Inter 20 has the current 20 market , Hobie is geared towards Formula 18 and Tiger class as its marketing push currently ,-
--We have already seen a number of Inter 20 sailors sell and go towards the Formula 18s for a variety of reasons , Maybe reason enough to begin a F-20 Class now.
The H-20 w Spin can be very competitive as we have seen in RTI and distance racing ,-great potential there with added updates and modification . The N-6/0 has great potential but needs to be allowed to continue to update and modify.
A number of other Euro 20s are excellent equal boats available and a number of other current 20s could be modified to Class. --
The potential is for the largest racing class in N A or evan Internationally in cats over time.
It would always help insure any 20 cat owner of finding good class racing as they traveled anywhere for races , and that the I-20 and others would not become another dead boat class in the near future.
Rules are listed ---http://www.lakelaniersailing.com/f20class/
-The Inter 20 is the base model for the N A Formula 20 Class ,
under rules sailors could order a chute or sails from any sailmaker ,though hard to beat the current main and jib set up perfectly matched and refined to mast characteristics .
As I discovered last year during the Worrell there are 3 or 4 different spin cuts ,-the older versions being slower .
--The I-20 also has the different jibs available .
N A Formula 20 rules as proposed would also allow slightly lighter boat weight ,-many I-20S actually weigh in the 380 to 390 range , it is easy to remove total boat weight.
The only other mod different would be a longer spin pole and any snuffer system desired ,--good options available to increase safety and efficiency of the boat .
Please weigh in on the topic --Is it time ,-and what rule aspect should be modified .
Thanks
Happy 03 --lets make it a great one !!
Carl
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