The details are almost complete for the canoe sailors of the world to vote shortly on whether the development rules will replace the one design (Nethercott hull) rules for future international competition.
The DC fleet at McCrae made a good impression apparently and there seems to be a stong momentum to pass the proposal.
But the UK is the strongest canoe country and they have a big fleet of spinnaker AC canoe people, who, while not treally affected by the outcome, may not necessarily endorse it. I hope they see the lighter narrower boats as a good move for canoe sailing which they may choose to follow later if they so decide.
Results should be available by about Easter.
Meanwhile no action on the Log. I will sort out something for the winter when it is much more attractive to sail than getting chest deep in water for Moth foiling. Plans are to fit some diamonds to the mast and see what the extra side ways stiffness does for windward performance. If that looks promising then to satisfy the class safety rules I need to get rid of the pocket luff so the sail can be lowered past the diamonds. This will be the time to extend the sail to the deck, gaining the missing 0.6sq m and improving aspect ratio, probably with some luff curve adjustments to suit.
Hayden has promised to come over to the coast for some competition so I should get a pretty good benchmark.
If I can not make that work the next step is to forsake the simplicity of the unstayed cat rig and follow the herd to a sloop rig. I have had some discussion with Clive from CST about his new NS14 masts (100mm wide wing mast) and I think this would make an excellent DC rig. And the sail makers would have a better chance of matching the mast bend.
But to fit the stayed sloop I will need to make major changes to the hull, move mast and fin case, widen deck at chainplates, and while I am at it, lengthen the seat tracks forward and lower the deck line aft. A major job which I would rather not do on this boat, when it would be simper to start with a new one.
So if anyone has an interest in buying the Hollow Log please get in touch. phil at moth dot asn dot au will get me.
Some photos fro McCrae are on the Aust IC web site.
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