This discussion about ratings is very interesting. I am a volunteer on the PN committee and have been following your threads for quite some time. As y'all continue to ponder your fate, I still come to one conclusion: your ratings search will come to an end only when a true rock-star sailor is sailing the boat in the US. Right now, your class does not have a sailor of that caliber and expertise sailing the boat. While it is good to show up to events with a "class", it will hurt your PN numbers in the long run. I suggest you guys sail in events for a year with the intent to give the PN committee data points. Oh, and I'll see some of you at Juana's

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