whoops clarification 2 of the 3 committee distractors of the open weight limit never raced under the open limit and only 1 did. The weight limit needs to go back to 1060 to 1080 for felt recruitment and if there is a winter summer split fine. mb

:: Oh yea and the fallacy that 6 r too many to move around
:: on the boat in terms of room on the rail.. I raced with
:: 6 at 1065 from 1993 to 1998 and it was never to many to
:: sustain agile boar handling. This is another among the
:: executive fallacies who came after everyone raced with 6
:: and they raced with 6 and it shows on the sophistries
:: perpetuated for 24 years to keep 1000# and then 800#
:: that was only an advantage to them. mb
::
:: :: Marcia and I have conferred, and these fleet
:: :: participation debilitating points are not just fallacies
:: :: they are sophistries and cannot be proven.
:: ::
:: :: WP, the boat will structurally blow up with 6 . . . bull
:: :: shit maintain u'r boat
:: ::
:: :: WP, the 880# weight limit allows a woman . . . so would
:: :: 1060 to 1080.
:: ::
:: :: Executive committee there are currently detractors, the
:: :: price of an extra sandwich.
:: ::
:: :: Marcia points out and I agree with 880# flogging the rig
:: :: is more detrimental to the entire boat than propagating
:: :: the fallacy that the boat will blow up structurally.
:: ::
:: :: I maintain someone at my weight is not competitive at
:: :: 260# in the back of the boat without a midship
:: :: counterweight and EVEN THAT IS NOT COMPETITIVE say
:: :: beginning 220# and has cost the fleet membership.
:: ::
:: :: Marcia and I agree, 6th person opens up a training
:: :: position when the weight limit is 1060 to 1080.
:: ::
:: :: Marcia and I agree the 6th person opens up a fleet
:: :: recruiting path.
:: ::
:: :: Marcia and I conferred on the Morgan Larson technique of
:: :: 7 that Marcia also employed that sends essentially no
:: :: weight with big arms to leeward trim.
:: ::
:: :: Marcia and I conferred on Jeff Madrigalli 1100# NAs and
:: :: it works on a windy circle NA but I have found from 40
:: :: years of e27 racing over 1065 is on average faster than
:: :: 1100#.
:: ::
:: :: Fleet participation looks good in the winter but on
:: :: average is dying having adopted the weight limit of a
:: :: J24.
:: ::
:: :: More people more fun . . . you can always go with less
:: :: than 1080.
:: ::
:: :: mb