I have had a blast sailing in Sarnia at the last two Shark regattas you guys have run. It is always fun racing against the Boston's, they are a real asset to the class doing new sail development. Hope Brad is there again this year with his guys, we pushed them to the last race last year.
I always figured it was from all the Flak he got from the local handicappers and competitors in Montreal when he built his second Rabble the N/M 30. Flak was the next custom boat he built.
Did CORK offshore with Insatiable years ago after Brian Rikley got it from Rip in the deal for Flak. Wish I had the money to buy the boat back then. It was a great boat to sail and would have made a great PHRF club racer on lake Ontario.
Read the Shark class rules. The rudder must measure in based on the formula. There is a minimum weight and a number of measurement points it needs to adhere to. I'm guessing PHRF-LO is aware of these requirements.
6.5 Rudder
a) The Rudder shall be constructed of solid hardwood or...