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http://www.sailing.org/tools/documents/2.4M2007_CRC_080516-[5808].pdf
21 February 2008.To all who are interested, here is an update on how the international 2.4 class is moving forward towards one design.
The class appointed a committee with a charter to develop a one-design rule to govern the 2.4 one-design boat and enable as many pre-one-design Norlin Mk III boats to become recertified as a one-design. The committee has agreed upon the fundamental principles and is in the process of writing the new rule, which would need to be approved by the World Council and then ISAF. Needless to say, for this to happen the one-design has to be a design that is very very close to the existing Norlin Mk III.
f you look at the current Appendix K in the 2.4 open rule, you will get a good idea of how it will be possible for Norlin Mk III boats to become certified as one-designs. In essence, the one design rule will have a very tight set of parameters for construction, shape, materials, and weight, etc., to assure one-design control.
At this time I cannot report any specifics because the committee's work is not complete. However, I can say that the direction we are taking should enable existing Norlin Mk III boats of any age to be very competitive with the one-design. That is the goal.
lease feel free to email me (peterwilson186[at]yahoo.com)if you have any further questions.
Peter Wilson
8 February 2007.January 2006 we took over nearly 20 years of experience in building 2.4mR yachts from Vene Björndahl and combined it with our own fresh and innovative attitude.
The result today is the lightest, stiffest and best finished 2.4mR ever produced.
In cooperation with a select group of test sailors we made several small and big changes to our boats.
Straight from the start we fitted all our boats out with Harken fittings exclusively, and introduced a tighter production, and quality control system which ensured us that every boat leaving the yard was the same in shape, finish and quality.
From the start of 2007 after consulting our test team we made several small, and some bigger changes.
The biggest change was the introduction of soric XF honeycomb as a core material This made the weight control a lot better and greatly improved the impact resistance..
Some other construction changes were: stiffer keel construction, improved support under the mast foot, connection under the deck between mainsheet traveler and rudder construction which made the main sheet harder and more direct.
We also changed the deckthru’s for the shrouds and reviewed every part and production stage to see where we could save some weight without losing durability and stiffness.
During the 2007 season we did lots of material testing with different lay-ups and laminating systems, after producing a whole hull and cutting it into pieces for analysis we found out that the laminate was slightly heavier than the mandatory minimum of 3.6 kg per m².
By introducing the vacuum infusion system we where able to add glass to the lay-up and bring the weight down to a minimum.
The next big step we took was leaving away most of the inner liner and installing an open bulkhead around the mast foot area to which we can mount the shroud levers directly.
These two changes made the current boat a lot stiffer and lighter then any production 2.4mR has ever been.
Also we standard installed a quick release system for the shroud levers with controls at the cockpit table.
When we took on the production of the Norlin MkIII January 2006 we set ourselves a goal: to make the most optimized 2.4mR possible but yet stay within a reasonable price range.
The end of this quest has been reached with the 2008 CHARGER Norlin MKIII .
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