Hi,
OK, now I'm confused, so let me see if I have this right:

If you have a Hobie TIger with the larger sails (4.15 vs 3.45 for the jib, 21 vs 19 for the spin), then you are no longer considered a Hobie Tiger but an F-18 with the larger sails which means you must weigh 330lbs or more, or carry corrector weights. If you do not, Mark & Matt agree to use the L2 penalty. That's good, since there is no penalty for a larger than normal spinnaker, only for a larger jib. SO I'm OK with this one.

But, If you are racing a "stock" Hobie Tiger as an F18 and weigh 286lbs or more, you are OK with the published rating. But if you race as a Tiger, you have to be 309 lbs or more. That's a 23 lb difference with the same rating? What do we (race scorers) do here?

Steve
Hobe FX-1
Sail #211

The team weighing in at 286 must use the smaller sail plan to compete in an f18 event. Since they weigh in at 286, they are in category II. (Because they do not weigh under 286lbs)
They now must carry an additional corrector weight of a whopping 22lbs.

My suggestion is to lose a pound so that they can compete in Category I

Making the assumption they now weigh in at 285, they need to use the small sail plan and carry 1/2LB of a corrector weight.

On another note, Mark and Matt are not deciding how future events are going to be scored. In any case, the situations being described are not the norm. That is not to say there are not real, but they are certainly in the minority.

Tracie