you are talking about really allows the local president to apply and discard rules at his whim.
No, he can not. He can only include MORE dispensated boats to declared OPEN F16 events if these boats satisfy the very clear Grandfather requirements. When he decides to do so then these boats are included for all declared OPEN events for a year. After that he can extend the dispensation yearly of discard it.
My mistake. If I understand things correctly, under Rule 6.1, Pretty much any cat under 5.3m and has a jib of between 4.25 & 2.75 sq m could compete (more or less)
A class head has some freedom in how he applies such rule so he can make maximum effective use but ALL THE OTHER F16 rules ARE NON-NEGOCIABLE !
Rule 6.1 makes most rules negotiable.
How about paragraph 6.1 in the class rules as quoted in several other posts. Are you that dumb or just trying to appear that way ? Man !
Is this how you have a rational discussion? I don't sail the boats but have several friends who the F16 concept fits perfectly. I discovered this thread after a very similar discussion on the weekend where this exact topic was raised. Personal insults do nothing to help persuade anybody.
This is one area where the F18's have got it right. Either you sail an F18 or you don't.
Humm, yeah ! In Europe you could convert a Nacra 5.5 have it measured and race F18 while in the USA you couldn't. That is nice and consistent for you. At least we have rules that apply to every region and that are applied the same everywhere..
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Sorry - I don't know the NACRA example you are talking about. I know of a few inconsistancies between some regions however my understanding is they were very minor and all areas are working to get 1 set of rules ASAP. When F18 was in it's infancy, America decided to go their own way a bit which has made things a little more difficult than they could have been but nearly all of those issues have been resolved for several years now.
In Australia you can front up with virtually anything you like. The rules are simple - If it measures it's an F18, if it doesn't that boat can go and sail in misc cats. To my knowledge that is the same anywhere in the world for F18.
Michael
