Jim, you mention one point that many seem to forget, that it is not just us cat sailors on the water, but the committee and crash boats.

We can usually survive and even race in conditions which very few crash boats could. And even if they could survive, the conditions would prevent them from being able to help anyone.

The high windage of most committe boats makes it very diffcult for them to anchor and the committe members have to take a lot of physical abuse.

The large inflatable marks can make it very difficult to "set" an anchor. What is more depressing than working your butt off in a race and then to have it thrown out because the marks shifted!!

Some people should look at the big picture.