Talk:Maxi yacht

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Under the heading "Modern Maxis'and the subheading "New Rules" the bottom paragraph is one sentence:

"These relaxed rules should prove to keep the innovation and the excitement on the water; not in the court-room[6] - The new rules permit experimental technology such as rotating wing masts - more commonly found on highperformance catamarans - and the use of new, lighter materials, such as carbon fiber and epoxy resins (which actually date back to Condor of Bermuda and Kialoa days), and the introduction of water ballast (outside the Volvo Ocean Race's Whitbread 60 class, swing keels, and innovations such as asymmetric spinnakers - all developments which help the boats go faster on the water, rather than in the court-room as so often happens with America's Cup[7] syndicates[8]."

Wow.

So I am thinking that since the subsection itself doesn't really address the specific new rules until they are included in this multi-clausal monstrosity it deserves a reworking. It is certainly a relevant sentence, but it could just be more properly organized. I have come up with this:

"The new rules permit experimental technology such as rotating wing masts - which are most commonly found on high-performance catamarans - light weight materials such as carbon fiber and epoxy resins, along with more established technologies like water ballast, swing keels, and asymmetric spinnakers[6]. These relaxed restrictions in class design should prove to keep the innovation and the excitement on the water, rather than in the courtroom, which has been a major criticism of the America's Cup[7] syndicates[8] over the years."

Notice a few updates, mostly just the "(excluding the Volvo Ocean Race's Whitbread 60 class" clause because those boats are the old model and I just don't know if the new '70s include water ballast or not. I also removed the references to Condor of Bermuda and Kialoa simply because it gums up the sentance too much. The reference to the history of innovation within the class is sufficiently made throughout the article IMHO.

I hope that the author of this piece knows that I mean well and certainly not to offend. I have certainly laid some whoppers in the long sentence department, especially when are conveying a good deal of relevant info. I hope my edits meet with your approval and feel free to continue the process. Also, have I left the citations properly intact? Cheers and smooth sailing to all wiki-yachtsman.

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yacht	year	LH	designer	shipyard	notes (rechristenings, owners, modifications and line honour wins)
Stealth	1996	93ft	Germán Frers	Green Marine	owned by Gianni Agnelli, won the 2001 Fastnet race
Cap Gemini	1999	100ft	Ron Holland	Pendennis	now Hyundai
Leopard 2	2000	96ft	Reichel/Pugh	Green Marine	now Maria Alba II
Alfa Romeo I	2002	90ft	Reichel/Pugh	McConaghy Boats	ex Shockwave, Rambler, now La Bête, won the 2002 Sydney-Hobart, the 2003 Fastnet race and four Middle Sea Races
Zana	2003	98ft	Brett Bakewell-White	Hakes Marine	ex Konica Minolta, Lahana, now 100ft and competely modernised as Rio 100
Skandia	2003	98ft	Don Jones, Fred Barrett	Hart Marine	Canting Ballast Twin Foil, now Wild Thing, won the 2003 Sydney-Hobart
Mari-Cha IV	2003	140ft	Greg Elliott, Clay Oliver, Philippe Briand	JMV Industries	schooner built for Robert Warren Miller, holder of the New York-Lizard Point monohull record, now redesigned as cruiser Samurai
Nicorette III	2004	90ft	Alex Simonis, Marten Voogd	Boatspeed	Canting Ballast Twin Foil, ex Aapt ,YuuZoo, now Tokolosh VI, won the 2004 Sydney-Hobart
Genuine Risk	2004	90ft	Edward George Dubois	McConaghy Boats	Canting Ballast Twin Foil, now owned by Meridian Capital, won the 2004 & 2008 Chicago Mackinac Races, the 2010 Newport to Bermuda Race, the 2011 Fort Lauderdale to Montego Bay Race, the 2011 Overall Antigua Race Week, the 2012 & 2014 Rolex China Sea Races, the 2013 Hong Kong-Vietnam Race (Record), the 2014 Okinawa Tokai Race (Record), the 2015 Subic Bay to Boracay Race (Record)
Maximus	2005	98ft	Greg Elliott, Clay Oliver	TP Cookson	Canting Ballast Twin Foil, ex Investec Loyal, now 100ft fully redesigned by Andrew Dovell as Ragamuffin 100 and owned by Syd Fischer, won the 2005 Fastnet race and the 2011 Sydney-Hobart
Alfa Romeo II	2005	98ft	Reichel/Pugh	McConaghy Boats	Canting Ballast Twin Foil, now 100ft Esimit Europa 2, won the 2009 Transpac, the 2009 Sydney-Hobart and three Middle Sea Races
Wild Oats XI	2005	98ft	Reichel/Pugh	McConaghy Boats	development of Alfa Romeo II, now 100ft and completely modernised, won eight Sydney-Hobarts and the 2015 Transpac
Leopard 3	2007	98ft	Bruce Farr	McConaghy Boats	now 100ft, won two Fastnet races and the 2009 Middle Sea Race
Speedboat	2008	98ft	Juan Kouyoumdjian	TP Cookson	ex Virgin Money, Rambler 100, now 100ft Perpetual Loyal, won the 2011 Caribbean 600 and the 2011 Newport-Lizard Point race
Nomad 4	2013	100ft	Jean-Marie Finot, Pascal Conq	Maxi Dolphin	IRC cruiser
Rambler 88	2014	88ft	Juan Kouyoumdjian	New England Boatworks	owned by George David, won the 2015 Middle Sea Race
Comanche	2014	100ft	VPLP, Guillaume Verdier	Hodgdon Yachts	owned by James H. Clark, won the 2015 Newport-Lizard Point race and the 2015 Sydney-Hobart

• LH designates the length of hull as measured by IRC, excluding bowsprits