turbo 420

Originally posted by Mark Antony Quite agree with the sentiment of the article and do like the direct American expression of view found further down in the supporting articles: "...until the Club 420 evolved into the sturdy but heavy pigs sailed today" If motor racing had the same culture as sailing, people would still racing around the TT circuit on single cylinder Norton's. As a specific observation why do solos sail with 5kg of weight in them? And don't tell me it's about keeping old boats competitive - the introduction of FRP broke that link, so go the whole way and make sailing more fun.

Plenty of people still racing Norton singles.
Why do Solos have a minimum weight?
So you can build a strong competitive wooden one if you choose.
There should always be some lead in a one-design.
So maybe there is scope to reduce the min weight by 2 or 3 kilos. BFD.
The class rules are voted on by the class members, if you don't like the older classes there is a vast array of classes that have attempted to improve on the Solo.
Not much point carping about one detail of a class that is still one of the most successful in the UK.