Option one with slightly bigger ranges and including combined weights everywhere.
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<br>F20 combined min 775 lbs = iF20 weight + min crew = 420 + 355 lbs
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<br>F18 combined min 710 lbs = EU F18 weight + min crew = 400 + 310 lbs
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<br>F16 HP no combined minimum (solo sailing !) but an adviced combined maximum of 500 lbs = F16 2-up min + crew = 220 + 330 lbs.
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<br>This way F20 gets all crews from 330 lbs and upward depending on the weight of the design.
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<br>F18 gets typically all weights from 310 to 350 which is the optimal big rig range anyway.
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<br>F16 HP all the solo sailors and crews up to 330 lbs
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<br>This way no class has hard bounderies and can extend a little bit into the range of the other class without really eating away in it.
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<br>330 lbs is light for competitive F20 sailing and 330 is heavy for F16 sailing. Ofcourse at this weight the F16 can keep up with the F18's but not with their own lighter crews.
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<br>The F18 will then perfectly cater the 310 to 350 range which is a bit heavy for F16 and a bit light for F20.
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<br>Deal ?
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<br>Wouter
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