Hi Jake -

Thanks ,-
been sick as a dog for the last week ,--so have had some time to work out this proposed combination rating system .
private e would be just fine in the future ,-readily available ,-thanks . Cumpulsive --yes guilty ,--a little crazy ,--yes -guilty ,
7 Worrell 1000s --gotta be --
but I always worry more about the people who think they are perfectly normal ,---Jake ?
Tryed to walk through the thought process in constructing the outlined REQUIRED IDEALS AND GOALS of a rating system and applied calculation for it .
The H A F based on DPN numbers needs some refinement before being finalized ,-please take a look and help walk through the calc for your 6/0 .
Currently need the N A and Euro 6/0 specs on sail plan and to recalc N A sailplan . Will work on producing a complete list of N A ratings -The proposed spin calc would allow the larger N A version 6/0 jib area to be subtracted to spin area per calc outlined per ISAF rating measurement proceedure . --Should reduce the 6/0 w spin rating . No change per windspeed mod factor would result due to standard beam measurement for the 6/0 and all standard beam cat design..
Any size spin could be calc. and rated accurately -270 size --300 size --346 size --400 --also any configuration could easily be rated --Express version 6/0 --Original version ---Euro version ,--any updated or modified version 6/0 or any catamaran accurately --
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supply spin size and list any modification made and we can walk through it .

dpn numbers are used as a handicap added factor --

Hope some others will see the need for a better more internationally oriented integral compatable rating system and care enough about the sport to get involved .

Resent race results ,-and distance races exposed another major fault , understand dpn numbers will be revised based on more long term results ,--this is still very much a hit and miss process, --We can however cross check with other rating systems in use to increase our pool of data and help correct and better average rating numbers as well as understand a better more accurate rating system as outlined .

When N A catsailors put in the time ,investment ,-dedication to the sport required ,particularly in distance racing sometimes 100 miles or more in legs , many believe the results in class preferabley or in rating system should actually have a verifiable accurate basis.
The investment for teams in major races is substancial and deserves the best most accurate rating system we can devise, this as proposed and outlined is a combination rating system .

Will list outlined ideal goals for a rating system at the last post on the thread -
Now that it is outlined and the 3 areas requiring update or modification adressed --1-windspeed factor ,-to base Tex.
--2- spin rating system per ISAF
--3-Handicap Added Factor -per P Rating
can proceed to refine these aspects then produce rating numbers for comparison in use.

If you see some error or ommision in the outlined proposed rating system please propose an improvement to it .
That is why it is posted ,-again just walking through the process and have coresponded e-mail and have asked numerous questions and cunsulted with several others over the last couple years on different aspects applied as outlined . It is not finalized and does require revision and improvement before comparison in use to current rating systems.

thanks -