Robert and class,
I suggest that we grandfather any longer boards and make them exempt. By
simply submitting a picture in the next few days of boards already completed
with a tape measure placed on the board, we can deal with this problem (boards
that exceed 55").
As you can see in the Pdf, if we increase the length much beyond 55" the
entire purpose of the amendment will be lost. The problem of destroying vang
arms and mainsail cheeks in heavy air will not be reduced at all unless the
board is short enough that, with it pulled up the maximum safe amount, you can
sail to water shallow enough to jump in and control the boat. By "maximum
safe
amount" I mean the highest point at which an inadvertent tack of gybe could
be completed without destroying the vang arm or sail cheeks.
Best regards,
Bram
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