Originally Posted by
BobJ
This is the primary reason I sold the J/33 and bought the J/92. I got good advice from Norman (then at Quantum) and concluded I would not be successful trying to convert the J/33 to use asymmetrics.
Then when the J/92 arrived, I talked with Kame about getting a rating. He said I bought the wrong boat if I wanted to do Hawaii races (because it has asymmetric kites). However, it appears they still want to rate it like an Olson 30 for downwind - maybe because Olson 30's have proven to be such lousy boats for Hawaii races?
(Good luck Jonathan.)