Has anyone seen what brought an end to A-class development in this? Rules? Drifting conditions downwind when some degree of bow down often is used to reduce transom drag.?
Would be interesting to see what was the reasoning for abandoning it as it seem to be very promesing.
My A is very stable in pitch. I can't see a lot of advantage in that area. If I want to lift the rudders in light air, I sit on the front crossbeam. There are easier ways to handle these problems.
Foiled rudders have been looked at to reduce drag. But, you don't gain that much compared to the pain.
Maybe we need to rethink this. If I build foiled rudders for my 14 you can be certain, that they will fit my A.
The 14's are different. Mine is really unstable in pitch. Anything would help.
