Originally Posted by mbounds
Originally Posted by srm
Originally Posted by brucat

H16 comptips and Youth: Let’s make this even easier. If a Youth team wants to race with a pre-comptip boat, let’s let them do it for a year...
I don't think we'd be doing anyone a favor by getting a comptip on an early 80s boat.

Mike


Unless of course those youth happen to accidentally drag their boat into a powerline, then there might be some value in requiring the comptip.

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You might want to talk to Rob Whittington, who at the age of 6 lost his mother, a very experienced Hobie 16 crew, to a mast hitting a power line in a Texas parking lot. I think he might find some value in a Comptip.


My point exactly. The whole reason for the comptip is to provide an added SAFETY feature. Now we're going to say that it's ok to recind that safety requirement to YOUTH sailors? Hey, while we're at it, why not delete the lifejacket requirement for youth too since lifejackets are another added expense.

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