Eric I posted this with extreme carfullness, because I wanted to avoid a post like yours. I will quote myself so you can see, what I said.
Mary it has been proven that a sloop F16 can sail faster than a Uni. The DPN will reflect this so will the Texel ratings.
Sloop can be pushed a lot harder than Uni's
Importance on the
CAN sail faster,
The DPN and
sloops can be pushed harder Frankly, I don't know what "proof" Robi has that the sloops are faster than the unis.
The proof im running off is our beloved Portsmouth rating:
F16 UNI 66.4
F16 Slp 65.3
Texel numbers, which if they read as of portsmouth I would assume lower equals faster
f16 UNI 99 109 104
f16 sloop 102 106 103
Also my experience at Daytona, after seing a TF16 raced uni, was noticebly slower than the F16 sloops; with the exception that he was much faster than we were. We still in early learning fase, which again I will have to start from scratch in September. Asloop can sail higher downwind a lower upwind for MORE speed, making it faster.
We need to remember, faster does not necesarily mean quicker. Those who win are quicker around the course, NOT necesarily faster.
I am not a diehard fan of DPN ratings, but I am just stating what I have noticed. I am all ears for this type of discussion. Which so far is an excellent one I may add.
