[Public-list] BRAND NEW MYLAR RACING SAILS FOR 1972 A- 30

[Kristofer Coward]

On Mon, Jan 02, 2006 at 07:49:10PM -0500, John Birch wrote:
> Actually using Mylar, even in a PHRF race, would likely be protestable as 
> the class rules prohibit it and therefore the boats rating was determined 
> using Dacron - thus possibly invalidating the rating - there are two 
> schools of thought on whether a protest would be successful. At any rate, 
> if such a protest was ruled invalid, racing A-30s on Mylar or Kevlar or 
> carbon sails is only going to hurt the classes rating over the longer term 
> - particularly for those who would stick to Dacron.

Yeah, I was just being cranky. I'm pretty sure PHRF-LO doesn't handicap
for sail material, so it could make for an interesting protest (though
not one I'd be spending the money to make happen).

Cheers,
Kris

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