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Yes. The Square Meter rule was innovative in its day. 
In Response To: pretty extreme 
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() From what I found on the web, it was simply a rule based on length/beam and huge sail area, to create the fastest sailing boats for a given length at that time. The rule drove many innovative ideas we take for granted today.
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- This looks like a lot of jack stands for a small sailboat with a 7 foot beam.
- Until you see it from the side.
- You could sleep under this counter.
- It's getting a little work done.
- pretty extreme
- Yes. The Square Meter rule was innovative in its day.
- Yes. The Square Meter rule was innovative in its day.
- It's getting a little work done.
- You could sleep under this counter.
- Possibly wood and they wanted the support?
- Until you see it from the side.