Thanks John for the clear explanations. I'm still a little hung up about this Measurement Issue as it could be adding £60.00 on to the event entry fee which I feel is a bit unfair. Having participated at other World Championships with Measurement Form in hand my boat was still weighed and some vital measurements checked. During the event one of the top ten boats was picked out on a daily basis for more rigorous measuring. This seemed to invalidate the Measurement Certificate which is only relevant on the day of issue. How many F16's to date have been issued with Measurement Certificates? Poor (sorry rich) Piet is going to be an extremely busy person as theoretically he can only measure two maybe three boats a day over three days. I'm hoping that will be approx half the number of entrants. Don't get me wrong I want good racing against formula Cats so weighing the masts,hulls and checking sails against a suit which has previously been measured would seem like common sense to me, but having traveled to the event on the Friday and Saturday the prospect of just sorting everything out plus getting the boat stringently measured seems like a nightmare of a start. I know I could turn up earlier but I will probably be fitting in with another persons travel arrangements. I know it's probably to late but I think this measurement issue should be more relaxed. By all means weigh and measure a few boats during the course of the event but we're such a new Class to set out that you can't even participate without a Measurement Certificate is not what I would expect or organise for that matter. I know the organisers want to get things right but they should also be thinking about the competitors interests as well and again (whilst having a good moan) I'm not that impressed with a late entry fee. If we were expecting 100+ boats then yes, but realistically I reckon 20 boats might turn up and this additional fee isn't really going to help those people if they are 50/50 about coming.
P.S Please make sure the Beer is cheap,cold and plenty of it!!