Originally Posted by Mark Schneider
I have no idea what the sailmaker was doing..

My guess is... He interpreted the rules to mean Sail Material must be legal... which it was..

He could have thought reinforcing tape is not regulated as sail material.

So, I would judge "mistake"... not cheating... Solution: fix mistake and re measure.

That is what the jury did Mistake... cary on.. .... NOW the class has some issues here that are not transparently resolved.

(I will be thunderstruck if you checked out the reinforcing tapes on your sail were on the proper list...)


Actually had that very conversation 3 weeks ago with the sail maker and the local distributor. Watch out for the thunderstrike.

The local loft thought I was being OCD by making sure every detail was right and the sails would be legal.

Maybe when you have to buy the sails and boat yourself you care more.

I don't think the boats involved were cheating to get an advantage. I have talked with several of them in the past and are all great guys. However the material was not on the approved list so it is illegal.

To me this seems like someone said hey let's try this and it probably will work. Easier to ask for forgiveness later than permission now.


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