You still haven't explained why you are promoting a banning of rudder foils because of the cost, but then you are promoting a rule which will make expensive carbon masts more favourable, in terms of performance and safety apparently, against the cheaper alternative...?
I'm proposing to propose (if that makes any sense) to allow carbon masts to be built down to a level at which they can be built. John P has already confimed that his masts are built to design and not to a weight and so I believe that his masts
may need correctors to measure. He has stared that he believes his masts are more than strong enough to withsatnd the loads.
Has anyone asked John to quote for a Carbon masts only and compared this with an appropiate Alu section? I'm simply sayinmg that the tip weight rule limits who can sail the boat (yes they can carry righting bags or pole, but would someone want to ?)
I propose to ban variable trim T foils because I believe they will make all current boats obsolete.