Published Hull Weights

Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by Neptune relatively a 70's finn would have been much cheaper surely.....simpler aluminium rigs and dacron sails Nothing is ever cheap about a multiple supplier Olympic Class. Everything is always the best it can possibly be within the letter of the rules.

Olympic level is always going to cost, but the boat probably pales compared to the other campaign costs.
I thought most 'old' classes were properly controlled, with many boats getting measured and weighed at big events?
Merlins are very organised with check weighing, the min weight includes the board and some of the string, they have a 3 point scale which takes the trolley wheels and bow, while the boom and mainsheet etc are lifted by helpers. Then the boat is lifted and the scales weigh the trolley to deduct that.
A few minutes per boat and accurate enough to deter chancers.
Of course when built, the boat would have been measured and the weight of its correctors recorded, and these should not be reduced without a formal re-weighing and ammended cert.
I thought all serious non-smods were like that!

Firefly similar to that, too, and the British Moth.

Originally posted by Rupert Why are the classes not "real", Paramedic?If more people are sailing them, more people buying them, doesn't that make "our" world the unreal one?

I think you've taken that comment slightly out of context ;)

The point was that as people learn more about sailing and how/why boats work they are likely to change class to one that offers better racing/stiffer hull/better performance to match changing aspirations.

I don't see any of the rotomould boats fitting the requirements of the enthusiastic racer with the obvious exception of the Feva for juniors.

Originally posted by pondmonkey Sounds about right to me - although as a completely versatile boat (and not bad in shandycapping) the vago one up doesn't look too bad.

We had one on demo when they first came out and I thought they had huge potential.

In the 4 years that have passed I think ive seen two racing and unfortunately this was at different events years apart!

Originally posted by Paramedic Originally posted by pondmonkey Sounds about right to me - although as a completely versatile boat (and not bad in shandycapping) the vago one up doesn't look too bad. We had one on demo when they first came out and I thought they had huge potential. In the 4 years that have passed I think ive seen two racing and unfortunately this was at different events years apart!

Edited by pondmonkey - 22 Apr 13 at 10:40pm