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#205272 03/11/10 06:23 AM 03/11/10 06:23 AM |
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | Funny how Wouter is suppose to pay 100 euros for a measurment of his boat and no one has a problem with that
And that at this time is still INCOMPLETE, despite requests/complaints from my side. The measurer (also chief F16 measurer) refuses to note down the weight of my F16 on my measurement form, despite the fact that my boat is 15 kg overweight with respect to the minimum class weight. Stated reason is that that is the way "they" do it in the A-class and that boat weights may change (or be modified) over time (but sail area and other dimensions may not ?). Funny that all F18 measurement forms (the true parent of the f16 class) do show the measured weights. Personally I would love for my boat to just age 15 kg lighter but that is probably my sarcastic persona ! Other then that I would like to have a fully legal measurement form when I pay 100 Euro's to get one. Or is that my attention seeking alter-ego ? Honestly, I'm really not making this stuff up ! Wouter
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#205323 03/11/10 09:50 AM 03/11/10 09:50 AM |
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Posts: 9,582 North-West Europe | Stewart
The issue is not about the absolute values of the weight (other then that my boat is indeed compliant)
The issue is about whether an incomplete measurement form (with not all fields being filled in) is legitimate. In my case the field reserved for specifying the ready-to-sail weight is left open. If it had said "compliant" then yes the situation would have been better but it doesn't.
In my opinion there is no good argument in maintaining this situation.
Either the Chief measurer himself intentionally supplied me with an incomplete and invalid measurent form. (maintaining his stance when made aware of this)
Or the class will now accept incomplete measurement forms as being valid and thus open a can of worms for the long term.
I feel we should only consider COMPLETE measurement forms as being valid and indeed this also seems to be the spirit of the F16 class rules such as suggested by the wording of say rule 3.2.4
Wouter
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#205336 03/11/10 10:46 AM 03/11/10 10:46 AM |
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Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California | Funny that all F18 measurement forms (the true parent of the f16 class) do show the measured weights. F18 measurers in the US leave the all-up weight box blank. All-up weight is checked at major events for compliance, but because variability in lines, blocks, tillers, ect., can be expected throughout the season, our measurers are not required to fill the box in - just check for compliance. From Your Parent
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#205339 03/11/10 11:02 AM 03/11/10 11:02 AM |
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Posts: 5,525 | The measurement form is available here: http://www.formula16.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=21 if you have access. A group of us will be traveling to Coral Gables for a training seminar with Carla Schiefer on the 23rd. We expect to be up and running with full certification, to include weighing and measuring, for the Nationals. As most of us will be newly trained, expect the process to be a little rough around the edges.
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#205351 03/11/10 11:58 AM 03/11/10 11:58 AM |
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Posts: 953 Western Australia | is it incomplete?>
If the weight is over minimum then I believe their only needs a box saying above min weight. just a tick.. nothing more..
besides at every major event one should expect to be weighed. why .. easy to take out lead weights or put on lighter blocks etc..
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#205367 03/11/10 02:54 PM 03/11/10 02:54 PM |
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How many times do you have to be told the same thing?
The weight is NOT recored as this means that for the certificate to be valid; the boat MUST weigh what it says on the cert. If the weight changes then the certificate is no longer valid.
As for incurring 700 euro for the website over the 7 years or so you hald the URL; you were a mug to spend so much. The URL SHOULD have cost you about 5EUR per annum to hold; who was the ISP that charged you 95EUR per annum to host the site?
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#205370 03/11/10 04:00 PM 03/11/10 04:00 PM |
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Posts: 1,021 Australia | The F18 class in Europe records the total weight on the cert. if your boat is underweight on the cert then you must carry correctors up to this weight unless there is a weigh in at the event, in that case the weights for that event are used and correctors applied accordingly. Same goes for the Tornado class.... But I am sure the F16 class knows better | | | Re: News for the F16 class
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#205387 03/11/10 08:39 PM 03/11/10 08:39 PM |
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Posts: 953 Western Australia | macca actually the F16 class does know better..
There are reasons and Im sure you will eventually work them out...
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#205407 03/12/10 03:06 AM 03/12/10 03:06 AM |
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Posts: 954 Mumbles Y.C Wales U.K | And by that same reasoning so could every other racing dinghy from Opi to Tornado. However,the majority of people I know and race against are fully aware of the basic principle of sportsmanship and the rules and abide by the 2nd Rule of Racing. MP*MULTIHULLS | | | Re: News for the F16 class
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Posts: 1,382 Essex, UK | Macca, Where did we say that corrector weights aren't shown on the cert??? It is perfectly reasonable to state that a boat is over minimum weight and still list the corrector weights required to be in class. It should then be obvious that if a boat has correctors listed on its certificate that it should always race with those weights in place unless the boat is reweighed and the certificate amended as necessary. I can recall several of my Tornados having the corrector weight amended in this way over time.
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Posts: 953 Western Australia | guess I need to teach you to read all the thread.. " F18 measurers in the US leave the all-up weight box blank. All-up weight is checked at major events for compliance, but because variability in lines, blocks, tillers, ect., can be expected throughout the season, our measurers are not required to fill the box in - just check for compliance. From Your Parent _________________________ John Williams F18 USA 70" Maybe you could argue John Williams doesn't know much about the F18 or cat sailing.. This will be an interesting discussion... *reaching for the popcorn*... then maybe the F16 actually knows what its doing... | | | Re: News for the F16 class
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#205420 03/12/10 06:10 AM 03/12/10 06:10 AM |
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Posts: 1,021 Australia | Actually, John said that they don't do it in the USA and we all know how many things they do wrong over there The EU fleet of F18 is a well run professional scene, much like the Tornado was when it was Olympic. These two classes use the approach I described and both are ISAF recognised classes... Why would you have a section on a measurement cert for a total boat weight and then leave it blank??? Might as well leave other details blank too, like length, sail area and beam?? | | | Re: News for the F16 class
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#205422 03/12/10 06:51 AM 03/12/10 06:51 AM |
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Posts: 2,584 +31NL | I never thought I would say this but I actually agree with Macca here. Without weighing the boat I don't see how you can be F18 compliant. The rules require that the measurer put a sticker on the hull stating the all-up weight, which has to be the same number as stated on the certificate. It is also a lot less work to weigh it once instead of at every mayor event. Measurement Rules: http://www.f18-international.org/rmeasurem.htm | | | Re: News for the F16 class
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#205451 03/12/10 12:36 PM 03/12/10 12:36 PM |
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Posts: 3,293 Long Beach, California | ****. At all of the F18 championships and many of the regional events, boats are weighed and sails are checked. Guess how many boats failed a measurement check in the last six years. US F18 racing has been growing steadily and competition is fantastic, and for six years we've managed certification differently than the EU. So if the F16 Class has decided that they are going to manage things in a different manner than the EU F18s have done, it is petty and inaccurate to chime in that it can't work for them.
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#205476 03/12/10 06:25 PM 03/12/10 06:25 PM |
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Posts: 1,021 Australia | John, As most Capricorn's come under the F18 class min weight they are generally required to carry correctors. Without having the boat weight and correctors marked on the cert its not possible to regulate the compliance unless you do a complete weigh in of all boats. Why make it harder than you have to? Simply do an initial full measure of the boat including weight, note that weight and required correctors on the cert and then unless the boat is measured again or weighed at an event it needs to carry the correctors shown on the cert. Then there is no cause for any questions over the compliance of the boats weight. All this discussion isn't so relevant for the F16 though: they are all over the min weight anyway | | | Re: News for the F16 class
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#205477 03/12/10 07:10 PM 03/12/10 07:10 PM |
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | But if we had listened to you Macca, we would have raised the min wt. and have to carry correctors and have stickers too....great ideas you have. Thanks for your valuable input.
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