Alot of time is spend each time on discussing what the optimal competitve weight is for a particular design.



Many people have an idea, but how can an idea be proven by a trully dependable methode.



The F16HP class was faced with just such a problem and we were lucky enough to encounter Elliot Tonkes who had enough mathematical knowlegde to develop just such a statistical approach. He methode is mathematically sound and statistically well developped. Any mathematician will confirm this.



So this my be of interest to the larger cat sailing community. So here is the link :



http://www.geocities.com/f16hpclass/F16HP_optimal_crew_weight_analysis.html



This is one reason to post this link. The other is to proof to the observers out there that the classes Taipan 4.9 and Formula 16 are trully boats for the weight range that is given and was given in the past.



This range around 140 kg's / 310 lbs / 22 stone does place the formula 16 quite well in the weight range of



-1- male-female crews

-2- parent-teenager crews

-3- light to medium male-male crews.



Which is just the range that the F16 class aims for.



With the help of Elliot, we will fine-tune the analysis and accuracy as well as possibly extended the analysis to singlehanded sailing. Although outcomes in singlehanding has always been determined more by handling skills than overall weight.



In any way we hope that this will represent a pleasant read at the least.



Regards,



The Formula 16 HP class