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curved dagger boards #255451
12/04/12 08:43 AM
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Interesting points on the agenda of the WC-meeting in Paris mid December are the permission to use GPS devices and a discussion concerning handicap for curved dagger boards.
Which are your positions concerning these matters?

Kai


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I think a list of approved GPS devices is a good idea, at the moment magnetic sailing compasses are more expensive than their GPS counterparts anyway (Tacktick etc).

Not aware that there are any F18s with curved foils.
With boats are expensive enough as they are and declining fleets I'm not sure if that is the way to go.

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With regards to GPS enabled devises.....things like the Speedpuck will not change the game. The guys at the front of the fleet will be the same guys whether or not they are using one. Same for the mid fleet and back of the fleet groups. Personally, I tried sailing with a tack tick for a while. While racing though, I hardly ever looked at it. After a tangle with the spin sheet, it went over board. Never bothered to replace it. Results certainly have not changed as a result.

Curved daggerboards are another story. The council could, potentially, make every F-18 currently sailing obsolete. If they want to bring about the end to the class, then go ahead and approved curved boards. Personally, I think it would be crazy to approve. If there are sailors out there that want to sail boats with curved foils, go by an A-cat, F-17, or Nacra F20. Leave the F-18's out of that game.


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The USF18 Exec is currently looking over that agenda, there are definitely some interesting points.

As far as the curved daggerboards, it would be nice to see the actual proposal as I'm not entirely sure what they are actually suggesting!


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Re: curved dagger boards [Re: Baltic] #255473
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GPS should be allowed, that rule is a bit silly. Won't change a darn thing, the pros will still be pros.

+1 on the curved daggerboards, need to see the proposal. Actually I'd like to see the boat!


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You can see the boat. Check this out. But please....DO NOT make it F-18 class legal!!!!

http://www.catsailingnews.com/2012/10/low-flying-phantom.html


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Seen that particular cat up close but apart from the hulls there is little F18 about it (3m wide, carbon mast, foils, etc).

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That's the GC32 prototype. Agreed its not a F18.


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I think the proposed marketing plan is interesting and quite ambitious, trying to develop F18 into a sort of brand.

Not sure if there is an audience for F18 branded items though, but I could be wrong.

Re: curved dagger boards [Re: ksurfer2] #255485
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Originally Posted by ksurfer2
If there are sailors out there that want to sail boats with curved foils, go by an A-cat, F-17, or Nacra F20.

Leave the F-18's out of that game.


Would this then doom the F-18 design to obsolescence?

Sort of like when the N20 rule kept an outdated sailplan?

But I guess there are still many huge fleets of outdated designs (laser, Opti, Star, 420, etc)

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Originally Posted by waterbug_wpb
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Would this then doom the F-18 design to obsolescence?


F-18 was never meant to be cutting edge. It was meant to provide a level playing field between manufacturers with controlled development that would keep it "affordable" to the sailors. So far, that plan has worked brilliantly.

F-18's could be built full carbon, carbon spars and beams, curved foils, etc. but that would defeat the purpose of the class. If that's the kind of boat you want to sail, go buy a Marstrom 20. That is not what F-18's are meant to be.


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Re: curved dagger boards [Re: waterbug_wpb] #255492
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Originally Posted by waterbug_wpb
Originally Posted by ksurfer2
If there are sailors out there that want to sail boats with curved foils, go by an A-cat, F-17, or Nacra F20.

Leave the F-18's out of that game.


Would this then doom the F-18 design to obsolescence?

Sort of like when the N20 rule kept an outdated sailplan?

But I guess there are still many huge fleets of outdated designs (laser, Opti, Star, 420, etc)


Jay, the N20 didn't die because of the "outdated" sail plan! If that were true we should have seen the N20 resurrected from the ashes when the p-cola group created a new class allowing sail plan development. You also need to ask yourself why the F20C class hasn't blown up.

Many consider the F18 obsolete right now and so freaking what! I didn't join the F18 class because of its light weight and carbon fiber!

Like Karl said there are several curved dagger board options out there, leave the F18 alone. I for one feel very comfortable that straight daggerboards will NOT be the classes downfall. When racing class do we really give a sh!t if we don't have the latest go fast gizmo? There is a lot to be said for stability. When someone lays down 20K+ for brand new boat only to find out that they need to upgrade their boards at the tune of another $2400 can get you thinking, is this class worth the expense?

We also need to ask ourselves who is bringing the proposal forward, who do they work for and are they really considering the impact to the weekend warrior, which by the way is the core of the class. What is good for the pro's can often be at the expense of the amateur.


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I put together a poll for the Eastern Area F18 group that addresses the proposals on the agenda. Mike and I are trying to get it circulated amongst the other areas as well. If you are a US F18 sailor, please fill it out and pass it along to your fleet.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEdPZ2UzdFVncTVBWmFocXpwYVJRNUE6MQ#gid=0


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Originally Posted by Jeff.Dusek
I put together a poll for the Eastern Area F18 group that addresses the proposals on the agenda. Mike and I are trying to get it circulated amongst the other areas as well. If you are a US F18 sailor, please fill it out and pass it along to your fleet.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dEdPZ2UzdFVncTVBWmFocXpwYVJRNUE6MQ#gid=0



Jeff,

The first question under F18 Branding needs a "none of the above" option.

Dave


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Dave, good point! I will edit.

-done

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Re: curved dagger boards [Re: Jeff.Dusek] #255498
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Done, and thank you for putting that together. It's a very efficient to get a read on the fleet.



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Is there a way to see the results of the poll?

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Results are available for the USF18 exec. I will summarize the results after the international meeting.


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Re: curved dagger boards [Re: Jeff.Dusek] #255504
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interesting question posted about making the F18 website commercial.

What kind of revenue projection would something like that have, and where would the money go? What qualifies an advertiser? Russian Brides come to mind...


Jay

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