Please explain some of this to me. Please make it understandable, not in Engineer-speak, or formulas or frequencies.
Just in plan and simple understandable English, Preferably in lbs. instead of kg. too.

1. I understand there is a difference in the overall weight of the Aluminum Superwing Masts and the CF masts.
2. It also seems from the discussion that some of this equilibrates once you add hardware to the mast, since for some reason unknown to me the CF mast hardware must have to weigh more than the Aluminum Mast Fittings.
3. You don't want to alienate a group of Cats already built which can meet Class specs with a weight compensator. We do that in all the Formula classes to allow for variations in crew and boat weight, No one has come up with a better solution yet that I'm aware of.
4. It seems if you only drop a small amount off the current weight tip requirements you can still accommodate these underweight-masted boats within class regs. (sounds reasonable, I can't vote on this not yet being an owner, but I still have my opinion about keeping things simple so the most people can participate in a class on equivalent terms)
5. There is some argument that soon CF Masts will be as durable as Aluminum. I'l like to know how to splice a CF mast or weld a crack or hole. My take on that is that You can Repair Aluminum, you basically can't fix a CF mast, and the CF masts are more prone to failure. For Example, My 1999 Inter 20 is on mast #3, that equals < 2 years on a CF mast. Our other 1999 Fleet I-20 had so much wear and Degradation to the Mast, I was amazed we got it through the Tybee500. CF MAsts have to be treated with extreme TLC, or they get wear spots and Weak spots. CF is also prone to Failure due to UV degradation. So we are supposed to keep our masts out of the sun to avoid this. What's up with that on a beachcat? Are we only going to go nightsailing?
6. Some discussion that CF is going to be cheaper than Aluminum: Even the Implication that there will not be a supply of Aluminum masts to the Manufacturers. (Is there some projected world shortage of Aluminum that I'm not aware of? MAybe we should all go out and collect aluminum scrap so we can melt it down for our future masts)
7. Finally: We talk about the relative righting advantages of the CF Mast, but the Compensating weight we put on the Tip of this Lightweight Mast Is going to add all the weight to the top of the mast which is according to my rudimentary understanding of physics, going to magnify the lifting (righting) energy required by the distance(mast height) x counterweight mass. All this will increase the righting difficulty even more than having this same weight evenly distributed along the length of an aluminum mast.
It should have the same magnification of effect (Distance x mass) since it is positioned at the end of the stick as the inertia of the counterweighted mast tip waves wildly 30 feet in the air.
8. Someone please, help me, I'm into Wouterspeak here.
CARY