the issue is that there are very considerable benefits to variable trim rudders that WILL make the boats obsolete once someone gets them to work - if we allow someone to develop them we cannot then just ban them. This is the crux of the issue - we either allow them and wait for someone to devlop them (and thus make our boats obsolete). Or we ban them now.
The class will look very ver ystupid if we do not ban something, then allow someone to develop itand then ban it
First, we dont know the benefits yet as there are no boats equipped with these rudders (which is what I want to see before an eventual ban is introduced).
It might be that I am just too simple to understand so you have to feed it to me with teaspoons, but why would the class look stupid if we didnt ban such rudders before someone developed the technology and skills necessary to make them work?
I prefer rulesets to be "reactive" and based on what we know, not "proactive" based on what we assume. Especially so in a formula ruleset where there is supposed to be room for experimentation and development.
This whole matter just might be a lot of hot air as trimming two independent T-foils from the trapeze seems a daunting task to me. We are obviously not going to agree on this matter, but I would like to understand why banning new technology before it has been tested and tried is so vital?
