{"id":10105,"date":"2015-06-24T09:29:20","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T14:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10105"},"modified":"2015-06-24T09:29:20","modified_gmt":"2015-06-24T14:29:20","slug":"12-meter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10105","title":{"rendered":"NOT A 12 METER"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Ehman&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SFYRC17?pnref=lhc\">San Francisco Yacht Racing Challenge <\/a>is a great idea. The proposed boats are NOT 12 meters. The International rule is like a sonnet; it sets particular parameters that allow latitude. These boats as I see them and as described do not fit the rule.<\/p>\n<p>These boats will be more lively and quicker on their feet, but they are not 12 meters.<\/p>\n<p>There is no reason the 2 meter class could not do a regatta on the same format using 12 meters, not, not 12 meters.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10106\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10106\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/N702.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10106\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/N702-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"INTREPID\" width=\"558\" height=\"373\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/N702.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/N702-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10106\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">INTREPID<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10107\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/salisbury-house-11-17-12-5.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10107\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/salisbury-house-11-17-12-5-1024x680.jpg\" alt=\"NORTHERN LIGHT AND ONAWA\" width=\"558\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/salisbury-house-11-17-12-5-1024x680.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/salisbury-house-11-17-12-5-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/salisbury-house-11-17-12-5.jpg 2028w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NORTHERN LIGHT AND ONAWA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10108\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10108\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/salisbury-house-11-17-12-4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10108\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/salisbury-house-11-17-12-4-1024x878.jpg\" alt=\"COURAGEOUS AND INTREPID\" width=\"558\" height=\"478\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/salisbury-house-11-17-12-4-1024x878.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/salisbury-house-11-17-12-4-300x257.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/salisbury-house-11-17-12-4.jpg 1564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10108\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">COURAGEOUS AND INTREPID<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10109\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10109\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/onawa3860.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10109\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/onawa3860-1024x694.jpg\" alt=\"ONAWA\" width=\"558\" height=\"378\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/onawa3860-1024x694.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/onawa3860-300x203.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/onawa3860.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10109\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ONAWA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/courageous-3226-Version-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-10110\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/courageous-3226-Version-2-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"courageous 3226 - Version 2\" width=\"558\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/courageous-3226-Version-2-1024x678.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/courageous-3226-Version-2-300x199.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/courageous-3226-Version-2.jpg 1697w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10111\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10111\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/international-rule688.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10111\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/international-rule688-826x1024.jpg\" alt=\"12 METER RULE\" width=\"558\" height=\"692\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/international-rule688-826x1024.jpg 826w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/international-rule688-242x300.jpg 242w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/international-rule688-300x372.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/international-rule688.jpg 1113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">12 METER RULE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_10112\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-10112\" style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/12MeterRegattaSailing-012bd.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-10112\" src=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/12MeterRegattaSailing-012bd-773x1024.jpg\" alt=\"THIS IS NOT A 12 METER\" width=\"558\" height=\"739\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/12MeterRegattaSailing-012bd-773x1024.jpg 773w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/12MeterRegattaSailing-012bd-227x300.jpg 227w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/12MeterRegattaSailing-012bd-300x397.jpg 300w, http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/12MeterRegattaSailing-012bd.jpg 1484w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 558px) 100vw, 558px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-10112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">THIS IS NOT A 12 METER<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Ehman&#8217;s San Francisco Yacht Racing Challenge is a great idea. The proposed boats are NOT 12 meters. The International rule is like a sonnet; it sets particular parameters that allow latitude. These boats as I see them and as described do not fit the rule. These boats will be more lively and quicker on &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/?p=10105\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">NOT A 12 METER<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[42,2371],"tags":[2374,2372,2373],"class_list":["post-10105","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-12-meter-class","category-super-12","tag-san-francisco-yacht-racing-challenge","tag-super-12","tag-tom-ehhman"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10105"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10113,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10105\/revisions\/10113"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10105"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10105"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stephenlirakis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}