Håkan,

I'm truly sorry to notify you about the following :


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... If you want to go the other way you can see how the M20 was downgraded by some owners by adding a jib with bridle, stainless wires, external halyard for the spi and a big fat block system for the main sheet instead of a light caskading system, no wonder it weighed 120 kg. ....



It was actually the original 2003 PRODUCTION version of the M20 that was finally and officially measured at 120 kg, not the modified sloop rigged M20's that can be found in NL now, those are around 137 kg ! I seem to remember that in 2003 we measure 3 or 4 M20's and took the average of the weight measurements.

I know as I was actually the round Texel 2003 rating official who personally cleared the 2003 M20 measurement right there in the Race Committee office.

However, even since then the weight of the M20 has been on the rise. Currently the Texel measurement system quotes 127 kg for what you call the original M20. Look for yourself : http://www.watersportverbond.nl/data/5Z2_numdet1_3-7-2006.pdf

Interestingly enough the 2006 Round Texel M20's were all sailing of the Texel handicap rating number for the 127 kg boat. If the Swedish boats were much lighter then that then that is cause to protest their final results on the grounds of using incorrect (too slow) handicap numbers.


Wouter

Last edited by Wouter; 12/12/06 01:05 PM.
Wouter Hijink
Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild)
The Netherlands