HooD Posted July 7, 2002 Report Share Posted July 7, 2002 Dear F18 fellows, Please find the unanimous decisions of the World Council, acting as Measurement Committee, about the following issues, with immediate effect : - 1) Spinnaker retrieving systems, which may be attached to the bowsprit, are allowed, subject they comply with the current general measurement F18 rules. This means that snuffer trumpets, if any, cannot be made of carbon. - 2) Self tacking jib devices are allowed. - 3) Daggerboard boxes have to be in the vertical axis of the hulls, perpendicularly to the deck plan. These decisions have been taken in order to both facilitate the club sailors task on board, and to maintain a good balance between costs and technical improvements. I wish you all the best for the summer season (and the winter one for the Aussies !) I hope to see you numerous in Travemunde, Kind regards, Olivier BOVYN International F18 Class President I hope I'm not stealing Oliver's thunder if he is planning on posting this news here, but I would like to say that the first two rules are excellent. The carbon gear on the boats just adds to the cost, when other material that will do the job, at much lower costs are freely available (it should not be the richest man winning, just the most skilled) Selftacking jibs make life easy, especially with a kite. The last rule, I dont quite understand, how does the rake of the daggerboard affect performance, and as AFIK until this rule the dagger boards were design free? All very interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Olivier BOVYN Posted July 12, 2002 Report Share Posted July 12, 2002 Dear friend, The third rule has been published to precise that canted boards or foils are not class legal. We will precise the wording by short notice. Kind regards, Olivier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dennis Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 Does the daggerboard rule change make the Capricorn design illegal due to it's canted boards? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsailor.net Posted July 27, 2002 Report Share Posted July 27, 2002 What is happening with the Capricorn in Aust now AHPC have dumped it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooD Posted August 1, 2002 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2002 Dennis I was thinking the same thing. but having cantered hulls isnt illegal as long as the center boards are at right angles to the deck, So as long as the deck is cantered, there should be no problem. but the capricorn boards go in the other direction to the canter. all you can say is oops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsailor.net Posted August 4, 2002 Report Share Posted August 4, 2002 Looks like the Capricorn will need to take a chainsaw to the design. You may have noticed that the Nacra does now not have cantered hulls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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