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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 United Kingdom Green Marine owned by Gianni Agnelli, won the 2001 Fastnet race
Cap Gemini 1999 100ft Ron Holland United Kingdom Pendennis now Hyundai
Leopard 2 2000 96ft Reichel/Pugh United Kingdom Green Marine now Maria Alba II
Alfa Romeo I 2002 90ft Reichel/Pugh Australia 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 New Zealand Hakes Marine ex Konica Minolta, Lahana, now 100ft and competely modernised as Rio 100
Skandia 2003 98ft Don Jones, Fred Barrett Australia 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 France 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 New Zealand Boatspeed Canting Ballast Twin Foil, ex Aapt ,YuuZoo, now Tokolosh VI, won the 2004 Sydney-Hobart
Genuine Risk 2004 90ft Edward George Dubois Australia 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 New Zealand 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 Australia 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 Australia 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 Australia McConaghy Boats now 100ft, won two Fastnet races and the 2009 Middle Sea Race
Speedboat 2008 98ft Juan Kouyoumdjian New Zealand 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 Italy Maxi Dolphin IRC cruiser
Rambler 88 2014 88ft Juan Kouyoumdjian United States New England Boatworks owned by George David, won the 2015 Middle Sea Race
Comanche 2014 100ft VPLP, Guillaume Verdier United States 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