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Does the Mystere 5.5 fit in the F!8 class? #145959
06/16/08 04:37 PM
06/16/08 04:37 PM

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I was talking with a friend this weekend and he said he thought a Mystere 5.5 was in the F18 class. I said i didnt think so.. but looking at the F18 class rules... it looks like it might.

Anyone know the answer?

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Re: Does the Mystere 5.5 fit in the F!8 class? [Re: ] #145960
06/17/08 07:57 PM
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There are several versions of the Mystere 5.5. Some of them rate slower than a Formula 18 and some faster on the Texel numbers. None of them are the same as a Formula 18. Mystere did not make the boat to be a Formula 18.

Now having said that. You do know that Formula 18 is a box rule. You can have it measured by a class measurer to make sure it fits in the Formula 18 box. If it does it can be a Formula 18. There are many measurements to consider and a measurer will have to do all of them to determine the Formula 18 status.

This will be done to all the "Formula 18" class boats anyway. All boats are going to be measured in the future, just ask John Williams our new Chief Measurer for the NAF18's.

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Dan DeLave
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Re: Does the Mystere 5.5 fit in the F!8 class? [Re: Dan_Delave] #145961
06/18/08 08:28 AM
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Thanks Dan... great info. I am not sure what a "box rule" means, but i do know that the class is very standardized and all the various boats have to meet the same lenght, width, mast height, weights, materials... and much (much)more ....

I was actually compairing the F18 standards to the Mystere info i found online at the International Small Catamaran Handicap Rating System (SCHRS) website... and it seemed VERY close.

This all came about from reading the post about the 104 class and wanted to learn more about classes... really cool info...

Re: Does the Mystere 5.5 fit in the F!8 class? [Re: Dan_Delave] #145962
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Didn't Mystere build the Twister and wasn't it pretty much a Tiger knock off?


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Re: Does the Mystere 5.5 fit in the F!8 class? [Re: David Ingram] #145963
06/19/08 07:29 AM
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Re: Does the Mystere 5.5 fit in the F!8 class? [Re: Dazz] #145964
06/19/08 12:07 PM
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We sail and race the twister at local F18 events in Toronto area. Very similar to a tiger but higher freeboard and deeper bows.


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Re: Does the Mystere 5.5 fit in the F!8 class? [Re: Twister] #145965
06/19/08 12:28 PM
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Very cool... i never knew....

Re: Does the Mystere 5.5 fit in the F!8 class? [Re: Twister] #145966
06/23/08 11:23 AM
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I would LOVE to see some close up pics.!!

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Re: Does the Mystere 5.5 fit in the F!8 class? [Re: ] #145967
06/24/08 02:27 PM
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The Twister was designed by Jacks Valer, same designer as Hobie Tiger and Alado and Phenix...

Here you have a closer look, as pointed it has lots more volume than the Tiger.

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