This is an extract from an e-mail communication of the minutes of a meeting held at the World Championships...
Equipment
A few changes and blind spots on the equipment rules have been addressed
Changes are :
- Batten tensioners are allowed in production
§ Batten shaping is NOT allowed in production. Paul has promised us a better quality control on the battens.
- Performance - have to use Blokart battens - but longer Blokart battens can be cut down and used in shorter batten pockets, however no build up on battens.
- 5.5 sails are allowed in production but only with glass fiber masts (NO CRB or ULTRA!)
- NO Ratchet block in production
- IBRA will sanction all new Blokart Products that may be used for racing. This will come into play 9 months after the decision. This will not restrict Paul developing equipment for recreational market.
In short : production is out of the box!