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    Portsmouth or similar rating for a 49erFX

    720 on the Great Lakes system, which is used in the UK for some winter series racing.  Similar to the official RYA PY numbers, but modified for the event.  Standard 49er is 697 in comparison. http://greatlakes.org.uk/resources/Great Lakes Handicaps 2021-22.pdf
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    Except the Finn sail is bigger, made from the best cloth money can buy, cut to suit a mast with bespoke bend characteristics and has greater tolerance in what is allowable than the ILCA would presumably allow.  Compare the Olympic Finn to the non Olympic Solo - they use the same cloth if...
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    Which Class will replace the offshore double hander in Olympics

    Lol.  I have Bruce on ignore so haven’t seen his insane ramblings, but from the quote above is he suggesting Olympic competitors pay an entry fee?  That really opens it up to less wealthy sailors and nations doesn’t it?  Who’s the racist Bruce?
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    I have to respectfully disagree.  The Byte is an international youth class that is/was used in the youth games iirc and is an alternative to the Radial.  The Solo is the main alternative to the Laser in the UK.  It may not have Moth levels of competition, but it is a competitive class and every...
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    Which Class will replace the offshore double hander in Olympics

    I doubt it.  The best thing to do is put Bruce on ignore before he accuses you of making racist remarks. 
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    Linked mainsheet-outhaul examples

    Yes, I remember someone registering a design where the gooseneck pivot was a 2-3 inches behind the mast, so that when the main was eased the distance from luff to leach reduced and the camber in the foot increased - equivalent to easing the out haul.  The only issue is when you ease the sheet to...
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    Hmmm, single source sails may be half the cost to make, but they cost the same to buy. A Macdiarmid made single-source Byte c2 sail from Hartley costs £899.  A North sails Solo sail is 20% bigger and costs £906.  There is an open choice of sailmaker with the Solo, but North have won most...
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    Which Class will replace the offshore double hander in Olympics

    Finn sailing and offshore sailing may be more representative of traditional sailing, but they hardly epitomise “urban youth” sport which requires minimal infrastructure. If WS are to follow IOC mandate it is inevitable that kiting will replace keelboats. To advocate additional traditional...
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    But open source sailmaking with a measurement certificate as proof of validity is as old as the hills.  I don’t agree with FRAND as a fair policy for Lasers, but if that is what they signed up to then that is what they need to deliver.  
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    One thing I have lost track of in all this, where are things in terms of opening up sail making on a frand basis? I’m assuming this won’t be as simple as the usual way of opening up sail manufacture completely and having a measurement certificate, like most classes do.   For reasons not...
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    I think Mr Tillerman is joshing.  Either that or dementia has set in. 
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    Relax folks.  I now have Bruce on ignore, so normal service can resume. Please, for my sanity, try not to quote him.
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    I’ve just posted the actual words. You are arguing black is white. For both of our sakes, please stop.  
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    Right, let’s do that. My actual words, in response to the news that LPE has withdrawn Chinese production of its goods whilst others on here were debating/espousing the quality of Chinese made products: It is you that has inferred a deeper more complex message than I intended.  I say it is you...
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    Why, thank you. However there was no racist element to my post.  I meant what I said and I said what I meant.  So, if I knowing and intentionally made a comment that you claim is racist it is hard not to infer that you are calling me a racist. Please be unambiguous on this, am I a racist Bruce...
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    Well let’s draw a line under that.  I am deeply unsatisfied with your responses, but I hold no hope that you will stop trolling. So, moving on.  I read on LinkedIn that Olympic classes need to be 90% recyclable by 2028.  What does that mean for the ILCA? 
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    Not liking your posts is not the same as hating you, although you are making it increasingly tempting :) Similarly, light heartedly noting that LPE withdrew from Chinese manufacturing on the grounds of quality, when Chinese quality was being lauded by many, is not racist. Your accusations of...
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    Okay Bruce, I’m done trying to reason with you. You are a clown and a waste of time. I cantt be bothered with you.  I said what I intended to say and I stand by it.   
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    LOL.  You are such a waster.  I have explained in pretty basic terms what my - already easy to understand - statement meant. It is the irony that LPE had and then stopped having (on quality grounds) a Chinese manufacturer, given that there was an ongoing discussion around the quality of Chinese...
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    ILCA gives LPE the boot... seeking new Laser builder

    @Bruce Hudsoni have explained as much as I can. If you can’t see where a wry smile might creep in that is more to do with you than me.   You are a lame troll and stalling re the kiwi thing. 


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