Even back at teh GC 2007 is wasn't official policy to publicize the measurement results.

We all know that the weights of the boats that were there as a few of us made an effort to be around when the data was collected and told eachother what we learned. Of course this ended up in a discussion on the forum and so this data can be retrieved from the archive.

Point being that the data was never publicized by the measurers and I don't expect them to break tradition here. And that is the way it should be I think.

So the only option we have here is the boat owners themselves confessing up to their weight or some spy spilling the beans !


We already have the following data (from other threads)

107 / 104 kg ; Formula 16 class minimum for 1-up / 2-up

104.5 kg ; Conny Seremetis's Taipan USA 276 (1-up) GC number 18
107 or 109 kg ; Seth's Taipan USA 213 (2-up) GC number 13
112.0 kg ; Ed Mills's Blade ??? (1-up) GC number 16
112.5 kg ; Tim Bohan's Blade USA 777 (2-up) GC number 5
112.5 kg (?); Lynn Olsen's Blade 1 (2-up) GC number 3
113.0 kg ; Daniel Feldman's Falcon ??? (1-up) GC number 12
116.0 kg ; Kris Hathaway's Falcon ??? (1-up) GC number 17
120.0 kg ; Pete Pollard's Blade 702 (2-up) GC number 1
129 kg ; Mike Borden's Viper USA 132 (2-up) GC number 6
135 kg ; Unkown Viper (Down from 145 kg)


Not present at GC 2009 but presented as comparisons.

104.0 kg ; Hans Klok VWM Blade NED 111 (1-up) Production series with carbon mast, boom and spi pole.
105.5 kg ; Simon Porteous Aussie Blade AUS 405 (1-up) Production series
112.0 kg ; Mark Pressdee Stealth ??? (1-up) GC 2007
112.5 kg ; Geert Ruesink Blade NED ??? (2-up) GC and Alter cup 2007
112.5 kg ; Matt McDonald Blade USA ??? (2-up) GC and Alter cup 2007
112.7 kg ; Marcus Towell Aussie Blade AUS ??? (1-up) Prototype GC 2007
122.3 kg ; Wouter Hijink Taipan F16 (2-up) GC 2007; the homebuild prototype F16 ; first commisioned boat under F16 rules (intentionally overbuild)


Tim ?

Your boat is an alter cup 2007 blade right ? If so then Lynn Olsens Blade will also be 112.5 kg. All the Alter Cup Blades weight about the same. I know Geert has an Alter Cup Blade overhere and that was also measured at about 112.5 kg at the GC 2007.

Marcus, Mark, Matt and Geert ?

Is my memory correct with respect to your boats.


So !!!

Who else is up for it ?

Wouter