Of course we have a few other designs that can't sail to their rating. And there are more causes to this than just the reacher issue.

Again, Texel and ISAF rating give a prediction on the maximum obtainable performance when the performance potential can be fully utilized. Not all boats can under all conditions.

But this is a topic for the future.



Wouter Hijink
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