I line up with Mike on against the adjustable jib leads. It's an expensive frill on a boat that is supposed to be simple. Same goes for the carbon fiber pole.
I don't mind adding other permitted cloths to the #1, but the rule should try to keep out wildly expensive cloth types.
Changing the design of the #3 jib to obsolete all existing jibs seems to me like a big mistake, especially now that the sailmakers have figured out how to build a #3 that's competitive in winds down to 15 knots true, maybe even lower.
The harness rule should be retained.
I like the idea of making the #2 optional. Either that, or re-define it so it's useful as a heavy-weather #1.5 so the #1s don't weat out so fast.
I like the idea of permitting a single jib tack attachment point, though I don't think you should have to cut off the horns to go there. And if we do that, why not permit jib cunninghams also?
Tom Donlan, Tiger, 341
