I`d just like to dispel a few myths :
"SCHRS treats square tops and pin head mainsails as the same, might not do to well under that system."
This is not strictly accurate, there are a number of measurements taken on the mainsail, measured according to the ISAF sail measuring method, that are taken into consideration. The bare minimum that are required are luff length and sail area, but the option of entering all the details will give a more accurate rating. I also believe that they have updated the formulas recently to deal with this issue.
The formula assists calculation of the area of the mainsail rather then treat them as a basic triangle. So I am going to stick to my original statement that
"SCHRS treats square tops and pin head mainsails as the same, might not do to well under that system."
there is still no factor that modifies the rating for the distribution of the sail area.
Interesting point though and its good to see you back on the forum Steve,
Darryn
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