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Rick, total agreement !!

Derek, why the class find the manufacturers design insufficient. Was this due to design ,construction, materials ??

Tom, firstly i would like to applaud the time and effort you have obviously given to this project ; its obviously a thankless task and you are never going to appease everyone. However i do think the adoption of the proposed rudder in its current format would be a mistake. Whilst it is...

Wow, i think you guys need to get your heads out of the sand and look at the bigger picture . Is the new proposed rudder aimed (a)solely for the benefit of current owners or (b) is the hope that it will also stimulate interest in the class from sailors outside the class. If the answer is "a"...

Gail, i think you are missing the point of my post. I appreciate that there are loopholes in the present system but if the class is serious about truly promoting a global entry then it should not be encouraging exploiting these loopholes but more positively amending the existing rules to...

Europe consists of rather more than two countries !!! So if you own a Sunfish and live in one of the other numerous European states but currently have insufficient members to form a NSCA how under the existing rules do you enter the "World ". Certainly not by means of the previous Worlds as you...

Now that Laser have taken over Vanguard the Sunfish is being sold in Europe. However i note from the Worlds entry list that no provision is made for European Entries. How therefore does someone from one of the European member states enter the World championships especially if there have not yet...

I was also there. Fun event. Rothmans were one of the main sponsors so if you were one of the few who smoked there were that many free packets of cigarettes lying around you didnt have to buy another packet for the next six months.

I heard Algarve Portugal