My view is that the Class ought to establish a one-design rule that is expected to be used in National and other 1 design events - not a rule change to satisfy one local PHRF area or to satisfy how an owner might sail the boat in a PHRF event. If you go down that path then how do you deal with some using a 1' shorter pole, a smaller spinnaker or a 155% jib - let alone a 1/2 oz spinnaker.
If a sailor wants to be competitive in PHRF, one can think about buying a composite main, an A sail, a number 2, a 1/2 oz kite, a 155% jib, cutting down the pole, buying a smaller 3/4 oz spinnaker, or some combination of the above. Yikes - wouldn't it be absurd to ask the class to change the rule so all these choices could be made?
If the class wants to make it easier for one design rules to benifit PHRF then change the rule on the main to allow composite mains - that way one doesn't have to buy two mains to sail both 1 design and PHRF (I'm not here to fight that fight any longer, just making a point of reference re the 1/2 oz kite)
The Tarten 10 one design rule includes only a working Jib, no overlapping head sail yet the PHRF racers go out a buy inventory. Similar situation to the J/30 1/2 oz kite.
Agian, in my view, we should be discussing how a 1/2 oz spinnaker can improve 1 design sailing not how it will help PHRF.
