Nacra F18 is a EU F-18 design and PC can say what they want but they can't change the rule for the USA. And if PC is making your life hard that complain to the big EU F18 brother organisation.
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<br>Now about the snuffer setup, I feel that this should be allowed under the US setup. I honestly don't believe any EU sailor will protest this. I'm quite sure that the rule that outlaws snuffers (I don't know which one)was not placed there to disallow snuffer but some other undesirable feature. The disallowing of the snuffer is just a side effect. Now, I'm sure that all top sailors in EU will consider carying a snuffer to be equal to putting yourself at a disadvantage and would therefor not vote against a change in the EU to allow snuffers.
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<br>So by all means allow it in US, this is a very very minor point in the F18 rules.
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<br>One other thing, right now as the sailor you have the control. Take a look at the other smaller formula class. We as the 16 group have things on track and by dialogue we 've gotten he builders on board. Now UNITE and do the same for the US F-18 class (based on EU F-18 rules) and be sure to have some nice designs and cheap sails coming your way from the EU.
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<br>Wouter
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