I'm not looking for a polemic either, so indeed we agree there, however one job of this forum is to is to properly inform potential customers and hence my replies. The aim at providing the counter view.

In reply to your comments, I refered to actual measurements as taken at the GC 2007 and have you included the aluminium rudderstock in your 12.64 kg ?

In order to complete the picture I provide the measurements of my own set

2 * 1.018 kg for the rudderboards
2 * 0.530 kg for the rudders stocks incl. kickup rods etc
2 * 2.011 kg for the daggerboards

total 7.118 kg ready for usage / cost < 1000 Euro at the time

Back in 2008 I've witnessed a 1.6 kg high aspect daggerboard made by www.catamaranparts.nl being tested by a 95 kg guys jumping up and down at it tip. It has been used in sailing since then without any complications as far as I know.

Sailfast I wish you the best of fair weather and sailing winds.

And maybe we do meet at some event in the future,

Regards,

Wouter