[J22-Fleet 1] J22's and future possibilities.

Mon Apr 25 15:51:26 CDT 2011

I think they should allow small electric motors when the wind is under 2kts

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From: j22-bounces at lists.wyc.org [mailto:j22-bounces at lists.wyc.org] On Behalf
Of Lars Hansen Photography
Sent: Sunday, April 24, 2011 10:33 PM
To: j22 at lists.wyc.org
Subject: [J22-Fleet 1] J22's and future possibilities.

Greetings J22 sailors,

After the long winter I'm really looking forward to the Dave Cool Ice
Breaker next weekend. I hope we have a big turnout. If anybody needs a crew
I think there are several people ready to help, post your situation.

Thorn asked if I would continue with the discussion started at the fleet
meeting regarding the use of technology and the J22 and the future.

At the national level we have been discussing the current rules
interpretation on use of instruments that use GPS data. In particular we are
looking at devices that can calculate the distance to the stating line,
other devices that measure speed and heading and other devices that can
measure and record performance data.

The J22 class exists to support and service J22 sailing and its members, so
the real question I have is what do you want for rules. There is a very
simple process  to get get new rules in place, all it takes is a desire by
the membership and rules can change.

Now a little perspective and a survey.

The J22 class has these objectives:

"These rules are intended to preserve important design

characteristics: ease of handling, low cost of ownership, safety and
comfort."

I think we agree this is still a good objective. Feel free to respond to any
part of this if you have an idea of something you would like to change.

We have a rule that requires a compass, supposed to be a safety item, seams
like a good idea.

Another rule allows optional electronic devices to measure speed, distance
and water depth.

Do you agree with this? What do you think "distance" refers to?

Interesting point here: we all use an electronic device to measure time at
the start and that device ( a watch or timer) is not specifically allowed.
Don't you think we should add "timers" to the list of allowed electronic
devices?

Then there is this rule interpretation:

Electronic Compass - Head Lift Function?
Source: Summer 2000 Newsletter
Electronic compasses that display head/lift information are permitted.
Instruments that perform calculations, that is receive or output information
from speedometers, depth indicators, manual inputs of wind speed, inputs
from GPS Instruments, etc., are not permitted.

The first sentence is clear. The second sentence is a little fuzzy. I think
when it was written It made sense. That kind of instrumentation was very
expensive and not in keeping with the objectives of the class.

Technology advances and things change. My phone has the capacity to give
speed and heading and I think it has GPS in it as well. According to the
rule interpretation it might be ilegal because it calculates inputs from
cell towers and or GPS.  There are also devices that can calculate the
distance to the starting line like the Taktic Pro Start (around $600) and
the SpeedPuck that measure speed and heading (around $325). I think these
devices are illegal on the above interpretation, but they don't  receive
data from other instruments it's all on board so they might be legal, all
depends how you read that interpretation. I think the basic idea is "keep it
simple no fancy instruments". Do you agree with this premiss?

So I think there is an opportunity to upgrade the rules to reflect what you
want in the rules and to make them clear for the future. So what do you
want?

Do you agree that the J 22 class should allow electronic instruments that
measure speed, distance, time, heading and depth? What would you change?

Should the J22 class allow the use of devices that can record and play back
races and performance data.  Would you put limits of when you can access
this data?

What about the Pro Start device? At $600 is it affordable? Is this the type
of information and the type of sailboat racing you think J22 sailing
embodies? I think it is GPS based, may not be illegal.

What about the SpeedPuck at $325 is it affordable? It gives speed and
heading and can show lifts and headers, nothing illegal with the data it
provides but it is GPS based. Would you like to see this device allowed.

Perhaps we should go backwards and disallow all information except compass
and speed? Keep the racing simple and basic, how about it?

Thorn has suggested we try this weekend as a test and DISCLAIMER I don't
know if it is or not.  The test would be to allow the use of any type of
electronic information you want. Get your fish finder going!  IF you like
this idea, what devices are you interested in using?

It's your class, what would you like? Please respond as it is the only way
your representatives will know what you want.

Thanks and really looking forward to this coming weekend.

Lars Hansen

Team 865

Olds Kool

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