Re: Class Rules Opinions please

["Robert Harper" <rharper@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think you can build the forestay fitting any way you want and there is  
nothing stopping you from building a tub that comes all the way back. I  
don't think you would want the tube to go below deck though. One of the  
reasons the Swift took the direction it did with the rigging is that Bram  
came from the 49'er and was using 49'er parts to build the early boats  
because that was what was easy to get a hold of. Now that the 49'er parts  
are hard to get and the boat design seems to be sorted out well, we can  
start to look at diffrent ways of rigging the boats. Remember that the  
keys are the hull shape, sail dimentions, mast, boom, and sprit lengths,  
and placement of the forestay. There should be a PDF of all of the current  
measurment rules somewhere.

So far if you can find a faster, lighter, cheeper way to rig the boat, I'm  
sure we are all interested.

On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 01:32:14 -0600, Steve Nichols  
<aussieswift@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Guys,
>  I've been talking to Clive at CST re masts for Swifts over here. We are  
> also going to get the other spars from him ie spinnaker pole and boom.
>  Clive is very keen to change our pole launching system so the spin pole  
> retracts into a receiving sleeve a la I14 style. This has a couple of  
> advantages - smoother launches and no issues with point loads on the  
> pole. The question I have is that reading the class rules it specifies  
> that the pole must retract to 700mm of the stem. We would like the  
> receiving pole to go out to this dimension - this further minimises any  
> bending that may occur.
>  What are peoples opinions? Is this breaching the rules or not?
>  Also what actual length are the poles in use and diameter?
>  Cheers,
>  Steve
>  nb the 14s allow this but it is specifically catered for in their rules
>  Class rule extract
>  a. The Spinnaker Pole shall be retractable to within 700mm (27 5/8  
> inches) of the stem. The length from the AMP to the outer most extremity  
> of the spar, when the spar is fully extended shall not exceed 6.095m  
> (240 inches).
>
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