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    Posted: 11 Sep 17 at 8:19pm
Don't forget it needs to be a rule that's enforceable at club level where there's a reluctance to protest. It needs to be easier to enforce than the current kinetics rule.
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jimc,
Whilst sitting on side of boat, buttocks must not un-perch, head must not go lower than 45 dgrees from vertical.
Call it the perching rule.
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The incidence of extreme hiking except in the highest of winds could be reduced by rebalancing the normally accepted ratio of power to righting moment.

That is: less sail area to beam (Blaze Fire & full racks) , lower aspect rigs and shorter dagger boards.

Of course there would be performance penalties but apart from iGRF I suspect most people here understand that you cannot bend the laws of physics to suit your perfect pattern. Last come last any dinghy will be a product of many compromises.  

 
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Yotty style guard rails that you are not allowed to sit on top of (maybe with razor wire on the top Cry)?

Way back when I was sailing an Oppie sitting on the side was prohibited, you had to sit on the floor of the boat.......


Edited by Sam.Spoons - 11 Sep 17 at 6:51pm
Spice 346 "Flat Broke"
Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish"
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It would be good to have classes where one could sit out with bum over side comfortably, but be prohibited from getting out those few inches further into knee destruction mode. Sadly I'm not smart enough to think of a rule that would work.
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Originally posted by piglet

Oh Ye that is averse to 300's, 200's, hiking and most things relating to our sport.
I am wondering if you would benefit from an alternative pastime.
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I am the messiah, sent to save you all from yourselves and change your sport for the better.

So I know you really want to answer my questions.

1) How do you manage to climb up the side of a 300 during a tack, do you have steps? A ladder?

2) This facial expression, obviously de rigeur in the 300 class, do you practise in the mirror at night to perfect it?

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Oh Ye that is averse to 300's, 200's, hiking and most things relating to our sport.
I am wondering if you would benefit from an alternative pastime.
Philately?
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Originally posted by piglet


]I am a short legged 5'6"



So... I have many questions, where to start?

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I have recently started sailing 300's and find the drop posture works well, no back or knee pain and seems more effective than going straight. I have to change to straight half way up the beat to relieve whatever muscle it is that keeps the toes hooked up, when I go straight I can feel my back loading up so I keep it to a minimum.
I also drop a bit in the 200
I am a short legged 5'6"
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