Originally Posted by Aido
Well thanks to Bundy and his one regatta on an f16 (that he didn't even win) the f16 yardstick has been adjusted to the same as an f18.

I think the f18 sailors really have their noses out of joint. Pretty funny.


Please be aware, Kurnell has manually adjusted the VYC themself and are not the same as the true current VYC. Basically the race committee were concerned the smaller 14 footers (mostly retired sailors) were not winning their fair share of races against the higher performance boats (sailed by sailors who train hard and regularly attend Nationals and Worlds) and decided to make their own changes.

So, the F16 Yardstick is still 2.5 minutes for every 100 behind the F18, but only .5 Minute according to Kurnell. And I think you will find the F18 sailors care a lot less (do not care at all) then the F16 sailors about this.

KCC's adjusted VYC / True VYC

Maricat 4.3 Cat – 94 / 94
Nacra 14sq – 84.5 / 84.5
Narcra 5.0 - 83 / 81
Taipan 4.9 Cat - 75.5 / 76.5
Taipan 4.9 Sloop - 72.5 / 73.5
Narcra 5.8 - 72 / 72.5
F16 - 68 / 71.5
A Class - 69.5 / 70.5
F18 - 67.5 / 69
Tornado - 64.5 / 65