Jon Clarke at Edge Sails had re-cut a donor sail, I believe it was a North SM8 and I asked him to increase the leech by 100 cms from that set out in our current rules, I wanted the sail to provide some power lower down and still look ascetically pleasing. I had reduced the mast length by 75 cms, lobbing it o ff the bottom of course and re- positioning all associated fittings, shortening rigging lengths by a similar amount. I also chopped 20 cms o ff the outer end of the boom, this historically hits the water in a gybe and trips you up though a legal lifter is now available as an option of course. There were weight savings to be had and the mast was 1 kilo lighter which is a benefit, the advantage of boom length more noticeable when you hit your head on it. Overall, the general feeling was that the rig looked easier on the eye than the current set-up with a B Plan sail rigged on a standard set of spars. The sail, as Joddy reported, would certainly benefit from a window though to be fair, when I sailed it I had my eyes shut much of the time, having not sailed for nearly two years.
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