It is true that no windsurf rig has a mast longer then 5 mtr then ?
It is also true that by far most windsurf rigs have sail area's less then 6 sq. mtr. ?
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Both have camber-inducers which I think would be unsuitable for use on a catamaran, when gybing or tacking you really have to bang the sail over to get the battens to rotate - on a cat in winds less than 15knots this might be almost impossible to do unless you stood up and man-handled the boom.
This is also the complained of the "standard" landyacht sailors. The only camber inducers that do work in my knowlegde are found on the moth sailboats and in windsurf sails. Currently I'm not considering camber inducers, but I want to leave the option open if we do need them later to get the rig to have 15 % draft. So I'm not ruling against them at this time.
Class 5 landyachts aren't using an camber inducers and are just a quick as "standard" landyachts while having less sailarea and less width. So it appears that a good sleeved sail design is possible without camber inducers.
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The problem with allowing windsurf sails in is that while some folks will buy cheap stuff on e-bay, others will buy full-on race equipment that will easily cost much more than the rest of the boat.
Some will ry to build the hulls out of Gold. That is their decision, but it won't help performance in a significant way so I ignore such money wasting projects. I'm not afraid of carbon either.
I can't disallow race sails as that is impossible to control in a class like manner.
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Also need to consider - if you stipulate a max. sail size, nothing to stop folks from having 2 or 3 sails that fit in the criteria, so if it`s blowin` hard they could rig a 4.7sqm or 4,0sqm sail and still race. Good for versatility of the class, bad for keeping costs low.
I want the ability of different rig as that would allow the really young and light sailors to equal the playing field with the older and heavier folks. There will be a rule however that limits the use of only one sail and mast combo per event and during the whole event. This should prevent multiple rigs developped for narrow wind ranges.
Thanks for you help again
Wouter
Last edited by Wouter; 01/08/0710:28 AM.
Wouter Hijink Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild) The Netherlands
