Since no sails are measured right now, we wouldn't know if they were re-cut...

My thoughts:

1) Measuring sails is a pita, but I am willing to pay the $50-100 to have them measured and class approved. Re-cutting to make them fit is a different story...I would definitely have one set re-cut if needed so I can still race, but I feel this MAY exclude some people. IMO, keep the measurement requirement at the big events only.

2) If EP are willing to accept and make changes great. The sailplan should be open and should have been open from the start. Works great in EVERY OTHER HIGH PERFORMANCE BOAT. We are talking about boats that rate lower than 18 foot skiffs...they sure as hell don't have one specified manufacturer for sails! What ends up happening is one manufacturer puts the time and effort in to making the best sails, and most people buy those (18 foot skiffs happen to use North at the moment). If EP wants to be the dominant manufacturer, they have to prove their sails are faster than the competitions.

3) "Reaches are for the sailmaker" (quote from a sailmaker). It was proven on this years T500 that the F18 sailplane was superior to the N20. Duh! The F18 is on it 5th iteration of sail design! IMO, having beaten good N20 sailors upwind with older sails, and promptly loosing on a reach, the main and the jib matter less than the spinnaker on a reach. I have proven this in other manners on big boats, but the bottom line is we should adopt a new spinnaker for Tybee/GT etc and the teams can measure in their spinnaker of choice for the day.

Bottom Line: Open sail development is FAVORABLE to the class, today's sails won't be outdated overnight unless they fail to measure into the class box rule (which is really EP's fault, unless our box rule is stupid), and assym's for reaching and for running have two different cuts=we need a different cut for distance racing with 70+ mile reaches!