The A-cat class should decide what they want to be or split the fleet in two fleets.

Right now they ban all kinds of things that are seen in other classes and as a result they are passed left and right.

Things to consider are platform width, spinnaker, T-foil rudders, angled daggerboards boards, etc.

Even hydro foils have been extensively tested on catamarans by virtue of the Rave class. The A-cats are surprisingly less at the egde of designing than they used to be. More and more sail development is now going from F18's to A-cats in stead of the other way around. Like I wrote the A's are getting past left and right on what used to be their forte. That is except the part of part of boat price, there they are still king. (joke!)


Wouter