Rule 5.12.6.1
I strongly disagree with the proposal to reduce the weight of the sail cloth for the class spinnaker. Changing from 40 to 30 gram cloth will require evey One Design J30 owner to purchase a new spinnaker to stay competitive. Basically making our 40 gram shoots obsolete!
1. The cost of 30 gram cloth is slightly more expensive that the 40 gram.
2. The 30 gram cloth is hard to work with and will increase the cost.
3. I believe the 30 gram cloth would still work in 20 knot of air but continued use would surely shorten it's life.
John McArthur