Optimist Winner v. Far East: which one is faster?

Here is a noteworth excerpt from the IODA 2017 General Assembly Minutes


"In April 2017, IODA completed a Measurement audit of Winner in Denmark because of advertising that declared that their boats had performance differences due to different construction techniques, particularly in the concentration of weight which is prohibited by CR 3.1.2. The result of the audit declared that the boats were compliant. Winner published an apology on their website for their misguiding advertisement.

UPDATE: there were reported serious issues with Far East boats at the 2019 Antigua Worlds, both with the blades and the hulls. Hopefully we will get more details, but this is from a reliable source.
In April, there was an incident at the Garda Meeting involving two members of the Executive that suggested that IODA favoured certain builders against smaller builders and there were anonymous emails of allegations of corrupt behaviour. The Executive Committee concluded an internal investigation about this incident. Since the IODA Articles do not establish rules of conduct for individuals, as the AGM is the highest authority, the report and the response of the individual executive member in question was released to the Country Representatives prior to the AGM.
Peter confirmed that the charter boats from both Winner and Far East for the 2017 Championship are statistically the same. No one boat is performing better than the other. He stressed that the fundamental importance for the Optimist Class that boats built are equal in speed regardless of the builder or country of origin. The success of a sailor is in their ability and talent and not in the boat that they steer"
Source: IODA -- http://www.optiworld.org/default/news/new/text/2017-ioda-agm-minutes

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