racing - exotic sails

Does anyone know if there is a handicap penalty either IRC or PY for exotic sails ie the grey carbon thingies instead of the normal dacron?

I must admit, i have never sailed on a PY class boat so i'm not eau fe on the rules but IIRC there is no handicap on using brand new exotic sails. I sailed a sigma with kevlar sails and don't remember recalling the handicap changing because of it. That was in the IRC class
 
IIRC there is nothing written down in PY about using laminate or exotic sails - however, it coul be interpreted that if the class of boat wasn't designed with laminate sails, it could put it out of class and atract a handicap adjustment.
Sometimes it can depend on the fleet captain that dishes out the numbers.

Cheers,
 
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