No the Hobie Max would not do it but I bet if we put our heads together we could come up with a multihull that is sailed by kids all around the world. It would be a great thing to have all the kids competing on a level playing field.
To that I can whole heartedly agree.
Wouter
Glad that you agree.
I wonder what boat would be most fair?
What are the boats to choose from?
What multihulls have kids from all over the world racing them?
Quote from ISAF: "In 2002, ISAF developed a criteria for builders to submit designs for the youth multihull, which led to a four-day trials in Quiberon, France in 2003, at which nine different designs from five builders were evaluated. The nine designs were eventually short listed to five, two, followed by a further process of assessment and evaluation which reduced the choice to two, including review of the production facilities, availability, distribution and price during 2004 by the Youth Multihull Evaluation working party chaired by Oliver BOVYN (FRA)."
After over 3 years work by ISAF and 5 builders who produced 9 designs, do you really think that you are going to come up with the answer on this forum ? The 2 cats you keep mentioning are unsuitable because the H 16, apart from anything else, cannot be righted by the lighter crews and the 4.3 is to small for the heavier crews.
I am sure that a lot more was taken into account when this choice was made.
Dermot.
