Streaker PY number

Originally posted by steve123497 Originally posted by G.R.F. So has the Streaker or Streakers in question got such a measurement certificate? (Bearing in mind, build enough of them and it overcomes the 10% rule if you have such a thing in dinghy world) Funnily enough, the sailor in question is the class measurer. He bought his boat new from Rooster and would be far too honest to try anything underhand.

Edited by G.R.F. - 12 Jan 11 at 7:40pm

Well it's nothing new and has been going on forever in one way or another in lots of One Designs, I remember helping someone put a double concave hull into a Scorpion back in the 80's never knew the outcome, wasn't interested.

Originally posted by G.R.F. ...what these modern computer programmes can do to speed up hull shapes

hang on, is this the same guy who in another thread was complaining that the lighter and very considerably hull shape tweaked Alto was given the same handicap as a 505?

Graeme, the v3000's at willsonian run off 975, we always offer a handicap drop for ourselves such as at the MOK the hythe regatta the ggp and many other events but race officers seem to think that it cannot be that quick, we offer the handicap change and leave it to the race officer to make the decision. You must realsise we have only sailed the v at hythe once this year an that was the MOK. We raced the laser boat all year and won both the Thursday evening series.   The alto may have a marginally smaller sail area but has a lighter hull, more efficient sails. Also the other boats that are giving the handicap returns are better set up than the prototype boat that you currently own. The "pros" that have been sailing the boat recently are newbies to the class and aren't pros at all, they are like you and me.

Originally posted by G.R.F. Which is why it's so wrong that Bandits like the V3000 get to use the L3k handicap, yet the Alto gets unfairly compared with a boat with 20% more sail area..