Things are getting interesting.

http://class104.over-blog.org/


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Bonjour,

subject : J'ai une confirmation que le Viper aura une version 1.04



Yes the Viper has a 1.04 rating with an aluminum mast.

There is a calculator on this site that I used to determine what the Viper handicap is.

http://www.watersportverbond.nl/data/9D4_calculation_form-04-02-2007.xls
Simply by increasing the weight of a F16 to 125 kg you get a 104 rating

I hope to have 10 boats completed by Christmas and all but one will meet the 1.04 rating. The boat going to the USA has a carbon mast and will weigh about 4kg less. I am not pushing the carbon mast as it adds a lot of expense for no performance increase.

My vote would be to ban carbon usage in F16 except for centerboards and rudders. I am concerned that the allowance of carbon and the very light weight discourages manufactures from building the boats and the boats have the potential to become extremely expensive. Neither of these is good for the F16 Class.

I will have a least 10 boats sailing in Europe next season.

Regards,
Greg

Greg Goodall
Managing Director
Australian High Performance Catamarans
Ph +61 3 54436910
ahpc@ahpc.com.au
www.ahpc.com.au



Note however that Greg is using the Texel calculator and not the SCHRS calculation to arrive at the rating of 104. Texel actually rates all boats a little slower then SCHRS. Under SCHRS the 125 kg Viper is still at a rating of 103 and therefor NOT F104 compliant.

Also can we please have the minutes of the Global Challenge meeting published as all the news is not coming out through 3rd party channels, that is not a good situation to have.

Wouter

Last edited by Wouter; 01/08/08 07:18 AM.
Wouter Hijink
Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild)
The Netherlands