Well Mike, is that really true what you're saying ?
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<br>I mean, I'm sure that I can walk up to any Hobie or PC dealor and order a iF20 design. Fox is pure iF20 and apart from the stick the I-20 is pure iF20. Havinf said the last, PC builds also the EU iF20 so they must be in a position to sell that one to a US customer too. I know for sure that they sell the Inter -18 in both configurations.
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<br>So this clearlyare two design that are readily sold by the main dealor networks.
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<br>From what I can tell, the H20 is pretty close to the iF20 rules, not more than 1% or so away on the performance producing parameters. Nacra 6.0 has more sailarea, but also more weight and these two might well cancel out eachother.
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<br>The iF20 rule exist and more manufacturers are committing themselfs too it. PC and Hobie are there already. Cirrus and Mystere are giving it a shot. Tornado sport is only 1 % faster. And the races I've seen in NL the Tornado sport and iF20 are regulary battling it out.
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<br>So the obvious basis is there. Most aother designs (prindle 19, nacra 5,8, etc) can be modified to the iF20 rule performance. US I-20 performance will only be further away if it does have higher performance.
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<br>Who will sail the class. Good question, if it is only the US I-20 sailors than why create a F20 ? Create a I-20 class. Is there any indication that other WILL enter when the F20 rule is drawn up around the US I-20 ? The case for this is just
<br>as weak if your point is true.
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<br>If I-20 sailors are being difficult about costs than just let them have their mains and heigher mast and take their jibs away. No cost ast all and they will be slowest enough but not drasticaly. Set a sail limit that is less than the main and jib of us I-20 together and force this.
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<br>Well this is the last I'll say about this, no disrespect, if it doesn't land now it will never land. And it is not my concern anyway.
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<br>regards,
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<br>Wouter
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