F1 singlehanded box rule

Originally posted by blaze720 Like all nice concepts that make great conversational pieces this one is very unlikely to grow wings in the real world (pun totally intended).    Evolution in what would effectively be development classes would be  expensive for owners, and manufacturers would tend to avoid as their investment would always be at enhanced risk.  In the current climate it is a non runner in my opinion.  Only the historical ones stand any chance of long term survival and even there costs are high - hence the rise of 'One-designs' and more recently 'SMODs'. Classes prepared to share common Open venues and even start lines is a much better bet imho.  So the groupings being suggested and outlined could perhaps do well to consider increased collaboration.   Fewer multi-class events - now that could work and reduces risk and expence for all. RS have shown it works well for several classes and it is a model the 'independents' could do well to study. Mike L.

I suspect you are right, unfortunately. It would only work IMHO if semi-amateurs built and modified boats to compete. A bit like Moths in the old days.
What springs to mind is PY racing among these fairly tight groups, PY is more fun among boats that are fairly close in speed and type.

Originally posted by chrisg I really do think that a 300, a (new) phantom and the (latest) blazes arent actually all that different in terms of performance, and certainly closer in the real world than the difference in PN's would suggest.

This is back to the old chestnut of crew performance.

The difference between top of fleet and mid fleet is going to be equivalent to about 80 points of PY (and front to back 200 plus) in all these classes, so of course when you look at results it completely submerges differences in boat speed. Its just like the old favourie of new boats being faster. Of course they look faster: they're being sailed by the front of the fleet. There are differences of course, especially with new sails, but they're smaller than a lot of people here would like to think.

Edited by JimC - 24 Jan 12 at 10:39am

I'd also add it would be a dull as sh*t experience for both sailors, a bit like drinking Carlsberg when you thought you'd get the stellas in.... 

Originally posted by rogue I reckon a D1 would nail a RS100 in unarig mode aorund the cans... there said it, quote it Russy, quick.

I would bet my life that a D1 ex kite would obliterate a blaze in breeze. It should be quicker than the 100 by some way.
I reckon that the 100 ex kite would just have the edge over the blaze in breeze.
A 300 would absolutely obliterate a Blaze (and D1 ex kite I reckon) in breeze.
Reckon the phant would be somewhere betwixt 100 and D1 (both ex kite) in breeze