It will be interesting to see the likes of this top level sailor and how he gets on with it. The one thing that will kill it off other than class racing, is the handicap hit this setup causes. Getting the likes of the SCHRS to react to these new rigs and light boats will be so slow as to kill off what could be an exciting new direction, before it starts. [/quote]


I'm not sure I understand this. In most handicapping systems an A Class is an A Class no matter what particular setup it uses. If it fits the A Class rules it gets the A Class rating. Also there are no new light boats - the minimum class weight is still 75kg. I've just weighed a number of DNA's and most were right on the weight with no correctors. One was just over and one just under and it was required to add correction for the regatta.