Home  About F16 Rule Summary
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| Maximum length | 5.0 m | 16.4 ft | | Max effective width (wings allowed) | 2.5 m | 8.2 ft | | Min overall weight (solo / with crew) | 104 kg / 107 kg | 230 lbs / 236 lbs | | Max. height mast excl. mast crane section | 8.5 m | 27.9 ft | | Max. height mast foot | 0.075 m | 3.0 inches | | Max. circumference of the (wing)mast | 0.5 m | 1.64 ft | | Max. length genaker pole | 3.50 m | 11.45 ft | | Max. hoist height genaker (up from forebeam) | 7.5 m | 24.6 ft | | Allowed sailplan solo sailing | main+genaker | | Allowed sailplan sailing with crew | main+jib+genaker | | Mainsail area (+ halve mast area) | 15.00 sq. mtr | 161.4 sq.ft | | Jib area | 3.70 sq. mtr | 39.8 sq.ft | | Texel measured genaker area | 17.5 sq.m | 188.3 sq.ft. | | Minimum crew weight | No minimum crew weight |
Other main rules- 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
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