Rise Of The Ok etc

Originally posted by rb_stretch Originally posted by kneewrecker I guess in a few years the Aero or Zero (race both together of the same PY FFS!!!) Not sure how you think that could be sensible. First of all they were designed to different briefs and secondly they are different lengths and as has been debated many times, length is one of the most important factors in performance. Now if there was a singlehander box rule that designers could design to that would be different

And the Aero will have 3 handicaps - which one will be the same?

That'll teach you to make throwaway remarks KW, even in brackets!

Edit: good intervening answer. You're going to need all three, aeroNAUTIC.

Edited by Medway Maniac - 04 Oct 14 at 12:45pm

Originally posted by rb_stretch Originally posted by kneewrecker I guess in a few years the Aero or Zero (race both together of the same PY FFS!!!) Not sure how you think that could be sensible. First of all they were designed to different briefs and secondly they are different lengths and as has been debated many times, length is one of the most important factors in performance. Now if there was a singlehander box rule that designers could design to that would be different

But as soon as you have a box rule both boats are immediately obsolescent because a boat to all the dimensions will be faster than either. And you also come up against the fundamental difference between the design of a box rule boat and a one design: When designing a one design your first priority is popularity - how well it will sail: the last few percents of peformance are well down the queue. By contrast with a box rule the priority must be performance, because if its not the fastest why bother. But I bet Dan H could comment more on the differences in the design process.

Originally posted by JimC But as soon as you have a box rule both boats are immediately obsolescent because a boat to all the dimensions will be faster than either. And you also come up against the fundamental difference between the design of a box rule boat and a one design: When designing a one design your first priority is popularity - how well it will sail: the last few percents of peformance are well down the queue. By contrast with a box rule the priority must be performance, because if its not the fastest why bother. But I bet Dan H could comment more on the differences in the design process.

One of the growing fleets at Rutland is A-Class cats despite most of them being obsolete. I didn't see one Phantom 377 or Exocet D2 at the NWF- I did however see 100 'obselete' longboards...