Ha, ha. I've heard all sorts of horror stories about the Comptip over the years but causing the boat to turtle is a new one on me. => BS.

Are you sure your local race organizers will insist on a Comptip? The Class Association adopted the new/refit Comptip rule (late '80s) because the Class, at that time, was run by the factory and the factory had legal and good faith needs to demonstrate that they would stamp out the horribly defective product. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" /> (There's still no remedy for defective brains that sail a boat into power lines). In my experience, the Comptip rule has been relaxed over the years at the local level because it is an expense/hassle for entry level racers with 20+ YO boats that provides no benefit. Use the money you would spend on a Comptip on new blocks or line or tiller arm connectors, etc.; something that will actually improve the performance of your boat.