Macca,

I agree with you on the measurement certificate issue. (Thanks for your support !)

The class rules envisioned fully filled out measurement forms as is the trend with serious classes like the F18's and Tornado's (and hinted at in F16 class rule 3.2.4.)

With respect to using lead blocks and heavy lines to scam the measuring proces, that is why the F16 class rules include the following class rule :


3.2.3 The measurer shall record on the measurement form anything he considers as departing from the concept or spirit of the Formula 16 rule, he shall send it with detailed explanations on the contentious points to the Formula 16 Authority for a ruling.


Of course any such scammed boat will be discovered during the weight ins that take please at the larger events. That is why the F16 class has the following rules.


4.1.1 The Formula 16 authority has the right to check the boats for compliance and safety before the race, on the water and right after the race even when a valid measurement certificate has been presented.

4.3.2 During events, the three first finishing boats of the daily sailed races, plus another boat drawn by lot may be checked.


Therefore I completely miss the reasoning leaving the measured weight field blank. This is not consistent with how the F16 class was setup and its rules were written down. Leaving this field open does nothing to combat any boat owner from cheating; it is certainly no better then filling in this field as indeed your corrector weight example proofs.



With respect to area's new to the process of measureing (like the USA) the following rule was included in the F16 class rules.


3.6.1 In the start up phase of the class the Formula 16 authority may hand out a temporary certificates, without actually measuring the craft, based on measurements made on other boats of the same type. Their certificate will become invalid when a proper measuring practice is available to the owner of the temporary certificate.