Farr 3.7

Originally posted by aardvark_issues So actually you are not building a pair of these at all Stu...

What I refer to as "these" is of course the Bruce Farr designed single handed with trapeze 3.7m hull, modified to include a spinnaker pole.

The rig will be a design of my own. And I will certainly not be adding any unnecessary weight.

Cheers Mr Sparrow, I'll take you up on that !

Ahhhhhh, the end plating thing is something I know all about, but by a different name (see the winglets on my C17 Globemaster).
Totally agree that very careful consideration must be given before deviating from what is a proven, lasting design - was just kicking around ideas ( GRF style) to see if improvements could be made...

I think that instead of a class association there should be an owners club. Sounds less formal!

I personally reckon the hull should be strict one design with a minimum weight, then open design of foils, a mast cap, and max length pole and boom lengths to give a bit more freedom of sail shape.

I'm not in a position to build for a while though so crack on without me!

Think you boys should build your boats first and then worry about details of the administration... Those of us who've spent time in some of the existing box rule classes can tell you from experience that there's never any shortage of people telling you "well I would get one if you change this" but rather fewer who actually get one if you do...

As Jack says I would counsel being very wary indeed about making big changes to the standard construction because it will be an awful lot easier to change things for the worse rather than the better.

Originally posted by rogue A Facebook page would do the job folks... It's the 21st century!

There is one already. Go to my blog and then the links page.