The News, Culture and Practice of Sailing woodenboats
in Australia, New Zealand & The South Pacific.

DESIGNERS Mark Chew DESIGNERS Mark Chew

Classic Performance - Part II

While witnessing these wonderful displays of classic yachts outperforming lighter modern boats with their longer waterlines, “something simply just does not ring true!” How can these classics win off scratch in mixed fleets, often against ‘significantly faster’ boats of more ‘flighty’ proportions and high tech construction and yet be considered slow and outdated.

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RACING Mark Chew RACING Mark Chew

Refinements to CRF for 2023

The obvious goal being to equitably rate a full range of boat sizes and types over a variety of conditions, and while this is a tall order given the diversity of the diverse Classic fleet, during the 2022 season the racing was good and the ratings seemed reasonably fair.

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