Hi Carl.... I agree with the glasses upgrade... i keep puting my exam off as well. <br> <br>--Your original proposal and now recomendation of - <br>{Race for a year and see where you are. IF one boat is dominant because of technical boat design.... the formula class will fold} -- <br> <br>--The proposal is as you suggest a receipy for failure ,and am presently unsure if this is the intent , <br> <br>Hi Carl <br>You can't have it both ways. Either the Texel rating formula accurately rates the boat or it does not. If the boats are rated equal... then you have a formula class.... if the rating is in error... so that one boat doiminates... then the formula was wrong and so its the end of that formula class and you revert back to handicap racing. <br> <br>What evidence is there that the texel ratings are off. <br> <br>The evidence that wouter reported showed that the boats are very very close in speed. The only name that I recognize is Peter Vink and he is a noted sailmaker over there. It looks like the f20's (fox and inter are very close to the Tornado) <br> <br>Grand father the following boats. Mystere 6.0 Xl 95 Tornado 95, (only 10 foot beam in the class) Nacra 6.0 NA 94 or 95?, Fox 94 and EU and NA I20 94. create a box rule with a beam at 8.5 beam for any new designs This is the easiest and only way in my view to get to formula . Allow all boats to come up to the 95 rating such as the Nacra 6.0 NA I would target the bigger teams... and set the class min at 350. then go race. The I20's are the dominant US Class they would be scored on their one design and those meeting the min weight rule would also be eligle for formula 20. <br> <br>Where do you disagree here.??? <br>(Other then freezing significant development in this class.) <br>And attempting to bring in the older boats) <br> <br>I still think beleive that the most important part here is locking in the race venues. Cat fight and Spring Fever bill themselves as run what you brung and we will sort it out on handicap. I agree with you. .. run what you brung in a formula 20 race would be even better. If this philosophy was available at the local level we would be far more succesful. <br> <br>Take Care <br>Mark<br><br>
