Hey Mark, I'd appreciate it if you could address some of my questions regarding your last post. I apologize for this one being so long. I really believe we are trying to work this out to everyone's satisfaction.



Whoa dude. I am trying to get the ratings more realistic - how does that show a lack of integrity? The system works by data being fed to it - that takes time. Could you elaborate?



Race on a level playing field with who? F18, CFR20, N20, H16?? Not sure what this means either. If you mean just go out an race in a bunch of Open regattas and turn in the numbers, then I get you. Otherwise, I'd like to understand what you mean.



Wouldn't one rating be simpler?



Was the Dart 18 Class Association included on the discussion, for the benefit of the sailors - of course?



Each one of these changes altered these boats out of the original class rules. A new rating HAD to be established because the corrections would have been too time consuming to calculate.



Do all three FX1 configuration's race head to head at class events? or are they separate classes? This is an important distinction, imo.



If there are enough scores being submitted for that rating on a yearly basis, then he has the right to know why it was dropped. Again, my opinion.



The Taipan is also a one design class outside of the F16 rule set. The F16 assoc does not want to make any changes to the Taipan OD ratings. This is a great example of how complicated the committee has made the ratings.



Then let's make it REALLY simple for F16. Have one rating for F16. It doesn't get any easier than that.

Mark: Hey Tom, what you racing?
Tom: I am sailing F16.
Mark: Which one?
Tom: The one that says....F16.
Mark: Oh, ok - I got it.

Nice and simple.