Actually Stewart, The largest builder in the class agrees with my point of view.and has stated so (check youtube for the interview)

Wayne, I have already stated the details of my concerns but will sumarise here:-

The unlimited use of carbon will push costs up well above what customers are prepared to pay (sure you can quote stealth as an example, but when they built a quick boat I will listen..)
The most suitable hull shape for the usage is much larger than first envisaged and hence the surface area and hull weight are much larger than initial thoughts. The result is a weight limit that is unrealistic for the best hull shape, forcing an unfortunate compromise.

Carbon masts are an expensive piece of kit, why have them??

Carbon beams... same problem

The fact is, if someone actually built a boat that utilised all the freedoms afforded by the rule you would without a doubt end up with an F16 that costs in the region of an M20 to build, Do you as a class want that?

Does your racing get any better with boats that cost 25k EURO to build?



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