chuso007

Making the replica sails like Rooster, Intensity, etc. legal (and for the same price do the same with replica foils), and allowing (not imposing) lighter composite masts. would do it for me... That would push the class were I live more than anything else.

This:

I haven't paid attention all weekend... Is this good news?

That depends on what the spinnaker (trimer) is doing at that point, compression is a bitch. On big boats it's sometimes impossible to reach the new brace, it's just to far away. I always dip pole on big boats, buy it's not always up to me to decide...

First world? I don't think so...

I agree, I think the general idea is ok, but the storytelling not so much...

I love the Star

I don't know what part of the Northern Hemisphere you live on mate, but where I live, the kids themselves decided to stay with the opti. Why? because the water is 14°C in winter time and they spend four hours in it during saturday's practice. They almost froze when they got the OpenBics for trials...

Has anyone actually seen one sailing?

Wow, just watched it, I didn't see that one coming... Although it was clear Danny was going to do something big

That didn't take too long...

I agree with Gantt, If I were you, I would get the necessary number of owners to start a fleet (6, 10..., whatever, do the math beforehand) and get them to put some money upfront, then build them , and start the racing. If it doesn't work, at least you'll have wasted a lot less money. Not the same thing but that's how the J70 class started here in Vigo, 10 owners, 10 new boats (at a reduced price) and now a healthy fleet, last year's Europeans, etc.

http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?/topic/181194-new-6-metre-much-like-a-hippo/&tab=comments#comment-5661463 Let's say no one has been impressed with the performance (at least not in a good way)

It ain't gonna be cheap, that's for sure.

Hey, it's a JuanK... What could go wrong?