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Originally posted by Cirrus This is not logic that stretches the mind of most surely....    'Larger' helms have the edge in some conditons and 'smaller' helms in others.   When each switch each way is up to them.  If the balance of the 'rig  range' favours the 'heavies' or vice versa that is of course a factor that needs some thought - but that will vary from class to class. If any individual does not like any particular rig range with a class - well that is life and you do have plenty of choice if you really don't like what is in offer.  No different really from any single sail class - but more get to sail for more of the time.

But that wasn't the point that Jeffers was making. I sail a Phantom cause I'm heavy. Someone else will sail a Solution cause they are light. This is exactly what you are saying and I agree.

All we are saying is the allowing multiple rigs effectively reduces the optimum weight range of the boat. If that wasn't the intention (reducing weight range), which I don't think it was, then it has created an unintended consequence.

Big cruising yachts dispense sail out of the mast. Trouble is, the masts have to be dead straight all the time, or the furling gear jams. Not good in a dinghy. Not great in a yacht, but easy if performance isn't what you are after.

It's about time there were variable size rigs, it is the damned twenty-first century, if the mast thing dispensed more or less sail according to our requirement, less upwind, more downwind, less for small folk more for large then you wouldn't have to have this discussion and it would hardly be rocket science to do it. A shame this sport is stuck in the dark ages.

Originally posted by Cirrus This is not logic that stretches the mind of most surely....    'Larger' helms have the edge in some conditons and 'smaller' helms in others.   When each switch each way is up to them.  If the balance of the 'rig  range' favours the 'heavies' or vice versa that is of course a factor that needs some thought - but that will vary from class to class. If any individual does not like any particular rig range with a class - well that is life and you do have plenty of choice if you really don't like what is in offer.  No different really from any single sail class - but more get to sail for more of the time.

This is not logic that stretches the mind of most surely....    'Larger' helms have the edge in some conditons and 'smaller' helms in others.   When each switch each way is up to them.  If the balance of the 'rig  range' favours the 'heavies' or vice versa that is of course a factor that needs some thought - but that will vary from class to class.

If any individual does not like any particular rig range with a class - well that is life and you do have plenty of choice if you really don't like what is in offer.  No different really from any single sail class - but more get to sail for more of the time.


Edited by Cirrus - 13 Nov 16 at 6:45pm