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<br>>> I understood him to mean that a 400 lb team on a 295 min boat like a H20 would be at a bigger disadvantage then on a H20 with a 350 lb minimum. That is it.
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<br>That is exactly what I meant. In light air there are hardly any limiting principles like righting moment and than the lightest crew with respect to sail area will win. Min. overall weight is intend to address this equality problem when sail area is fixed at one size for praticality.
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<br>In this respect setting a normal minimum is very instrumental in stimulating fairness in all conditions including light air. Without it heavy crews will alsway loose out in light air.
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<br>>>You may agree / disagree or ask him to clarify his point.
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<br>My clearification is above.
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<br>>> no.. Attacking the general argument with an example is trivial.
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<br>Agree. And that applies to me too. So here guys; here I offer my hand.
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<br>>>> AND…Most importantly... CREW WEIGHT is one of the things that a class can control easily.
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<br>I second that.
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<br>>>> Finally, What is to stop Alan and Karen Ann from adding weight to their cross bar and racing at 350… are they more or less at a competitive disadvantage as a team at 400 lbs in the proposed if20 class with a minimum at 350.
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<br>Good point Mark !
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<br>>>Fairness is in the eye of the beholder I guess.
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<br>Ohh yeah, and not always are these confirmed by numbers. And vice versa.
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<br>Wouter<br><br>