J/30 Class Association Forums J/30 Forum One Design Class Rules Comment Here - Draft Potential Rule Changes for 2009

Bob - you brought up a good point on the time frame for spinnaker replacement. Here is a question for people to respond to. How would people feel if the 0.5 oz spinnaker change were to be voted on now, but effective 3 years from now? That would provide a time frame for those who recently bought a 0.75 oz spinnaker to get use out of it and allow a slower ramp up for bringing in the lighter weight spinnaker.

It is apparent from the class feedback that changing to a lighter weight spinnaker as currently proposed is not desirable.


Reef Points
Ok - devils advocate here on the reef points....

Does sailing with a main with or without the reef points provide any performance difference (assuming you aren't reefing)? If the answer is no, and the sailmaker quotes a lower price without the reef points, wouldn't that be a cost advantage?

How many J/30 one design distance races have people sailed in? (Zero for me)

Now my thought on a cruising main - I want the reef points to be able to use when cruising if I need to. When cruising I don't have a full crew to flatten the boat and want the flexibility. My cruising main is always a well used passed down racing sail. If it didn't have reef points, I could add them later.