I don’t think your right about the Euro F20 rules. The rules were tailored to the I20. The I20 measures to the maximum on almost all dimensions. Look at who started the rules, Nacra sailors. Hobie built the Fox to compete against the I20 using the new rules. How many, non-I20s, were racing under the F20 rules the first year? None. Foxes arrived on the scene last year. If the Euro F20 is a good model than then why wouldn’t we follow their lead? Take what is good about the class and change what hasn’t worked. If it is all working well than we should take the Euro rules and add a rule to allow the snuffer and go with it. I am personally willing to buy a 18sqm. main but many are not. So do you tell the 200 inter sailors to cut their main down or do you make the rules so they all fit. It’s an instant class. That’s what happened in Europe. They had about 4 F20 races the first year and the Inters raced on their own the rest. Remember that the I20’s would have to add weight to get to the F20 class minimum if the Euro rules are used. I weighed my boat and it came in at 388. That’s a ton of weight to add and reduce sail area at the same time.
<br>It’s not like we as I20 sailors aren’t “giving up anything”.
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