Rick

in yr posting I found a few mistakes and two important omissions.

To start with the mistakes:
1) Nikita is the name of the latest A cat design of Nils Bunkenburg,(who will not attend the Worlds). As far as I know Peter Cogan's project has not been given a name;
2) the Balance is built in Spain and was designed by the Spanish Sito Aviles Ramos;
3) the Flyer is built in Europe by the German boatyard Aicher & Egner and in Australia (under licence) by Geltek.

And now the omissions:
the competitors' list does not include the names of Charlie Ogletree, Olympic silver medalist in the Tornado Class in 2004, and Mitch Booth, Olympic bronze medalist in 1992 and silver medalist in 1996 again in the Tornado class.

Both of them will sail on BIMARE/VMI XJs.