-Great job all -good concepts ,-and comments - <br> <br>-Have not raced any of the current 16s ,so have felt unqualified in directing class developement , but ,like Gebhart think it may be already getting too complex and overly regulatory in it,s approach . <br>-Catagorizing cats into similar length -beam -sail area and weight classes accomplishes 95% of the total speed differences ,-that is if you had skippers of equal ability racing and switching various class legal cats each race the differences would be less than 5% between boats . <br> What your now trying to accomplish is equalizing the final 5% of design variation , and how best to describe ,- rate,-and equalize,- these design variations . <br>-In looking at the larger picture of several F-length classes and how they relate to each other and all sailing craft ,-the best answer is to establish a design based rating system that provides percentage calc, for each design feature or modification .-Not every aspect of design ,--hull volume ,-board configuration ,-material specs ,-sail area proportion , -mast height ,etc ,-many of these should be left to the designer to craft the best boat possible ,-but only rate these as they pertain to basics of L B W and sail ar. - <br>- <br>-Believe the rating system has to be the priority to establish long term viable Formula Class racing .- <br>-Additional concepts are in the Gen open forum discussions -under F Racing the Worrell and future racing .- <br>-Is this a better more systematic way to define cat design ,-rate it uniformly , and then structure future Formula classes and racing around it . <br>-- <br> thanks ,-Carl<br><br>
Current F16 HP rules are already the least regulated rules when compared to F18 and iF20 and on the same level as F18HT if not less regulated. <br> <br>The current F16 HP does NOT regulate : <br> <br>- Hull shapes (Except length) <br>- Boards <br>- Sailsshapes (Except max area with respect to luff length) <br>- Way of construction <br>- etc <br> <br>The thing regulated such as : <br> <br>- max mastlength <br>- max width <br>- Righting capabilty <br> <br>Are there is garantee equal performance over a wide range of conditions and ease of transportability. The last is for security reasons. Personally I feel that max 9 mtr. mast and max 2.5 mtr. wide are already bigger values than what designers would consider optimal for this intended wide range of conditions. Without these rules a team could completely optimize a design to suit a particular condition expected at one regatta. Example, extremely hight masts when light airs on a lake without any noticable waves. <br> <br>I feel therefor that your concerns are adressed in the rule framework we have right now. <br> <br>Wouter <br><br><br>
Wouter Hijink Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild) The Netherlands