Multi-rig racing

Trouble is I'm not sure what you'd gain. A sensibly handled dinghy isn't going to get the sort of abuse a board has to put up with, so a carbon only layup will be strong enough and lighter.

Class Rules for the RS100:

thanks for the clarity... and point taken.

Originally posted by jeffers Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by turnturtle I guess that unless the club SI expressly says otherwise, then this would/should apply? Not even then: RRS 87 CHANGES TO CLASS RULES The sailing instructions may change a class rule only when the class rules permit the change, or when written permission of the class association for the change is displayed on the official notice board. Mind you the practical effect may be less than you'd think, since in most cases I think what is effectively going on that the club is scoring by helm and combining entries when the helm is sailing multiple boats, so it makes little difference whether the helm is swapping between RS100 small rig and RS100 big rig, or RS100 small rig and RS400. But then the club could always create a local class, call it RS100whocarewhatsailyouuse and say it had all the class rules as the RS100 class except you may swap between the 10.2 and 8.4 sail freely. The same could be done for the Aero (and the Zero and the Laser). The flip side is that they would need to decide on a suitable PY....(but that is another matter)

I thought the local self adjustment of PY was supposed to work?
If so why won't it cope with this?

The RRS-not changing class rules only applies in class races.
In yardstick racing whether it's PY, IRC or IMS, you can race your production boat in any configuration you care to, provided the handicapping authority is prepared to issue a handicap.

I'd guess the majority of boats racing PY are no-class anyway, as the sailors aren't in the CA.....

Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by RS400atC The RRS-not changing class rules only applies in class races. An interesting assertion, but where in the RRS (or anywhere else) does it say that?