Perhaps nothing except the basic fundamental understanding of WHAT SNIP
MEANS.


35 to 1 and open cockpit don't coexist. Light weigh does not improve
glider ratio. In order to get anything near 35 to 1 in a homebuilt you
must build something like my Schreder HP-14.
(http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder/HP-14/N990/N990.html)

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/Schreder