...if I follow exactly what those interested want (not counting those here), its a hard chine design, with boards, that can fit an age range from 7-8 thru 16+, that can accept either rig, although the majority appear to want a stayed rig.
I guess the design could be made to accept either rig, obviously at the cost of adding specific structural reinforcements.
Can you estimate the weight increase, if significant?
The two configurations are:
- "School" configuration - free standing mast / two kids under 12 / hiking straps.
- "Competition" configuration - stayed mast / one kid over 12 / trapeze.
The question remains about the type of class rules: one design, formula or split? (split meaning one design for the "school" version and formula for the "competition" version).
If the class rules are made different for each configuration, two classes will be born - and in the end one will be a strict one design and the other a Mini A.
I guess this alternative can be excluded because (as I see it) we want to converge to one optimal class rule and/or design.
If one rule covers both configurations, it's one class with two purposes, much like the 420 (a one design class with two configurations: "club" and "competition").
