The F18 class rules will NOT allow synthetic shrouds. Synthetic trap lines have been proposed and will be voted on December 2010 (next World Council meeting)

Below is from the DRAFT form of the 2010 WC minutes held at Worlds.

5. SCR Class rules review (All).
Clarification to current class rules
• Bow sprit bridles material : textile material with a minimum diameter of 3mmm is allowed.
• The upper mast height point value (8980 mm) in F.3.2 class rules will be deleted. The maximum mast length remain 9100 mm from the beam.
• Trapezes cable wires : a proposal including cable and textile with a minimum diameter of 2.5mm for trapeze will be presented to December 10 World Council.


The WC minutes are still in draft form and will be finalized next week. Once I have the final copy in hand I'll send them to the fleet and post it on the NAF18 website.

David Ingram
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