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[caption id="attachment_5824" align="alignnone" width=""]Minimum jib cloth weight will go up in 2013.[/caption]Per the class rules, starting January 1st 2013, all jibs must be constructed out of a cloth that weighs 160 grams per meter square (g/m^2). The reason for the new rule is to hopefully add durability to the jib. Currently, all jibs are made from Dimension/Polyant Sailcloth's 130 Square…