Nacra 20's are ahead of the F18's in registrations for Catfight. Check out who's registered.
Who's registered

Here is a link to the site with online registration!!!
Catfight

Seems to me… that with the number of racers around the country … we just don’t warrant a one design class of either N20’s or F18’s or any other 2 person spin boat in any regatta.
(what events have had 10 or more boats this season ???)

Don’t you think that the racing scene would be more successful if we put all of the 2 man spin boats in one class and scored on Portsmouth or ISAF (Texel) around the country and stopped this zero sum game? Why continue to pretend that we are growing these classes ???

So… assuming that you have A , B and C fleet sailors on all of the different brands/classes of boats… What’s better???… One race scored on handicap or lots of 3-5 boat one design races?

I think that the competition between the top helms in different classes (and all the way down the pecking order) is what makes the regatta fun and memorable. My argument is that competition is what the racers want. Our current strategy is not delivering this!

So, for example, in California, the Hobie 16 NA’s are in town this summer and that is where the sailing action is… so the F18 sailors are back on their 16’s and the F18’s may… (or may not) revive next year.


Oops... I forgot... this thread is about CATFIGHT...gee... isn't my proposal how they run Catfight!

Yup.

Wow. Hobie 16s are absent nowadays, and A-class too, sadly. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

Just not in the right part of the country for H-16s, that's all. Never have been many in WI.

Most of the H-16s in western Michigan don't travel anymore.

I just heard the Reggae Band is back for Sunday night!!!! Woohoo party!!!!

If it wasn't on the same weekend as the Statue Race, I'd be there. Why the scheduling conflict?

Maybe because they are 900 miles apart?

Change the criteria for status. Under 22, under 20, under 18, under 16.
If your are an F 18 that cheats length on true 18s you move up as does the H16 but they have spinnies now.
It is called a "catFIGHT after all.