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Proctor is the only one left I know of.

Agree. Some debate about the mast though. It is likely we will have to go carbon at some point. Like any class, you can spend a little or a fortune on carbon mast with vastly different performance and that is a problem. Perhaps a one-design mast could work for the class but then means the price...

After watching the Paul Larsen Interview, I am surprised by the apparent lack of clarity around the behaviour of the main foil. I was communicating with Paul during the record period and as someone who designed, manufactured and tested super-cavitating foils in the form of propellers on a...

Wow only 147kg in the bulb. The 79er we sailed on the weekend apparently had 240kg? Boat did seem very "stable"

The answer is and always will be - sail what everyone else sails at your local club. Nothing worse than yet another unnecessary class in a local area that already has good solid fleets of another class.

Had some 24 knot peaks recorded at nearby Woomera Aerodrome today so......... waiting!!!!

-Surface drag matters. -They sail an long oval, not a straight line. - I think TNZ probably know what they are doing.

Wow, what a hoot. Looks like that record is going down.

Lol. I always appreciated the strong 18' skiff rudder gantry as a way to get back in the boat.

Its a sweet boat as it is. If you even began the process of increasing performance, there would be no point stopping until it effectively became a 16' skiff which is double the price to build new.

Good question. No idea, it isn't in the measurement rules (only max girths etc). The Sharpie Mainsail Luff is about a foot longer than a 505. I'd guess 20m2 upwind and 46m2 downwind. The boat would struggle with more sail area. We are full hiking at 12 knots.

Sharpies still rule.

Another bow to transom incident. One disadvantage of long boats. https://www.facebook.com/washarpies

Nothing beats a lightweight long boat.

Naw, you right. They out. I thought it means BACK in the ring, but no. Well in that case the whole thing sucks balls.

Aw. Crap. Thought I say something somewhere else too. See if I can find it.

Titanium cast parts plus a shite load of development.

Well, about the only good thing I can see about the revised AC48 rule is that Team Australia is back which is really what our country needs. Go Aussies. http://team-australia.americascup.com/en/home.html

Not that big an advantage. Not compared to a 62.

Can someone tell me how Oracle will generate income if they lose? What is the hidden trick? And how does he ensure that with a one-design class?