Created : 22 june 2001
Last updated : 17 januari 2004
Copyright : restricted shareware
Status : Finished and valid since 2002
Comments : Full integral class rules take precedence over summary and drawings !
SI units (Systeme Internationale) take precedence over imperial units. The latter are given for clearification.
Take care to understand the concept of rated sailarea in relation to real sailarea. Rated sailarea is the result produced by the multiplication of actual sailarea by an efficiency ratio dependent on luff length.
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5,0 mtr
2,5 mtr
104 kg / 107 kg
8,5 mtr
0,075 mtr
0,5 mtr
3,50 mtr
7,5 mtr up from forebeam.
main+genaker
main+jib+genaker
13,0 sq.mtr (about 14,85 sq.mtr)
3,50 sq.mtr (about 3,65 sq.mtr)
17,5 sq.mtr
No min crew weight
16,4 ft
8,2 ft
230 lbs / 236 lbs
27,9 ft
3.0 inches
1,64 ft
11,5 ft
24,6 ft up from forebeam.
139,7 sq.ft (= about 159,6 sq.ft)
37,6 sq.ft (= about 39,2 sq.ft)
188,1 sq.ft.
Max platform length ex. genaker pole
Max effective width (wings allowed)
Min overall weight (solo / with crew)
Max. height mast excl. mast crane
Max. height mast foot
Max. circumference of the (wing)mast
Max. length genaker pole
Max. hoist height genaker
Allowed sailplan solo sailing
Allowed sailplan sailing with crew
Max. rated mainsail area (+ actual area)
Max. rated jib area (+ actual area)
Max. Texel measured genaker area
Minimum crew weight
* Mid height width of gennaker is at minimum 75 % of length foot.
* Boat must be rightable by any crew either solo or doublehanded
* The rig may not be trimmed between start and finish by other means than sheet, downhaul, outhaul, traveller, mast rotation and halyards systems.
* Only "soft" sails are allowed.
* Using multiple sets of the top three battens to fine tune the rig to the crew (1-up/2-up) is permitted and does not require remeasurement of the sail
* No ballast other than corrector weights are allowed
* The wearing of bouyancy aids is compulsary during (open) Formula 16 races