He won't answer it. He will only assert (yet again) that there is "disagreement" among members of the Technical Committee, in much the same way that people who want everyone to believe that we were created in an instant 6,000 years ago will repeat over and over that there is "disagreement" among scientists over human evolution. It's an age-old trick: if you can't prove you're right, then you just blow a lot of smoke and muddy the waters, in the hopes that people start to have doubts about your opponent.
The other question--an equally important one--that he still refuses to answer is, "Why now?" In other words, we've had painted boats. If not from day 1, then certainly from day 2 or 3 or 4. Certainly more than were ever stuffed with Corecell. So, for the umpteenth time:
If paint is such a problem, then where have you been all these years?
Why the sudden class-threatening crisis? If you cannot answer that, if instead you can only blow more sanctimonious smoke, then the allegations that this is all just an effort to squash Sail Innovation become very believable.
It's as simple as that.
Again, and sorry to repeat, I'm not agains or for painted hull.
It's not a trick. My own opinion here does not matter.
The start of the thread was: "what happen ?" I try to make description.
But it appears that this description was another sound that the most spread one.
I think it's better to have 2 sounds than only one point of view to make your own (and respectable) opinion.
That is no smoke, ray of light may be
Why now ? is a very interesting question. I agree with you they were no painted boat at F18 day one and may be some home-made during 18 years.
-F18 is growing faster worldwide, so the economic interest are getting more important. On one hand (fully respectable) builders interest on the other F18 owner interest.
-You mentionned Corecell issue. You're right that is a key moment of F18 history.
Since then, the trend is when a rule need to be clarified it is done (just have a look on the ant work made by the TC:
http://tinyurl.com/7u5gmhy). In Corecell case Loday/White change their process, now Phantom are proposed with gel-coat.
More noise in the second case, but the same principle.
There is no plot or witch hunt:
-Mattia is concerned and Contreas is member of TC.
-Not big builder against small: Manu Boulogne is for gel coated finish.
-And three F18 are concerned, not only one.
You right, WC vote is in conservative way, because more than 95% of the F18 fleet is gelcoat and beause it is in class rules principle: "The Class remains aware to keeping development under control"
But, again, do notice that rules are ours, and they can change.
