What are the requirements for the Recreational Handicap?
Above deck roller furling with the head and tack of a true cruising sail attached to the drum and swivel are required. No exotic sail materials are allowed. Polyester (Dacron and Pentex) and mylar are allowed in the working sails and nylon in the spinnaker. Kevlar, Technora, Spectra, Vectran etc.(high modulus fibers) in the working sails and polyester in the spinnaker are not allowed. Two jibs are allowed; one with an Lp of 110% or less and one with an Lp over 110%. One nylon spinnaker is allowed. If you have a boat that is already handicapped in the above conditions, like many of the so-called sport boats, you are not eligible for this credit as it is already taken into account. If you remove the roller furling from a boat where it is already incorporated into the handicap, as in the J105, then there will be a handicap adjustment.
