Hi Will

The glass boats would have to fit within the tolerences. I know that if you buy taipan hulls from the mould, they do not need to be measured, as they obviously can't be changed and are deemed to have been measured, same with their boards and rudders.

Building a timber boat, most certainly doesn't put you out of race against glass boats, again the Taipan is an excellent example of this. However obviously whats deemed to be a faster shape would be the way to go, but whether the rocker measurements can be made available would be the next hurdle.

Its been said on here a few times, but as far as I can see there are three different hull shapes in the top three at the most recent nationals. 1st Bob Wilson with the Bovis Hulls, Angry Dragon with a Boyer and Tim with a Faye/Denholm. It has been stated, but again I wonder why, the Boyer hulls are not given more credit, the results are louder than words.

Regards