So from what I'm seeing is folks are suggesting some limit on mast height and sail area. I tried 25 years ago a hobie 16 rig on the 14. That tall mast and huge mainsail sure looked fast and in theory should have been. But, mother physics came to play and all the boat could do was fly a hull and pitchpole! I'm gathering all this info for a vote on Thursday. It appears a max sailarea of 300 including m-j-sp or reacher and a 24'6" mast might be best. From my experience the taller the the mast and larger offwind headsail is not necessarily the fast way. The larger main and jib, especially the jib, worked the best. Also, the beam ideally will be under 8' but why limit someone's creativity? I would like to finalize and put some rules for our beginning on Saturday, Feb 14 so the tinkerers and others can begin modifying their boats for races beginning in April. Is there interest to show up at the Spring Fever as a class and score the M4.3s within and have this big class showing? It would also be easier to calculate a p/n for open class sailing.

Your thoughts everyone??

Bob


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