in a word wouter "bollocks "

enter a regatta , state your handicap on entry form , whats the problem !!!! or are all r.o's in your world as pedantic as you ???

Other classes with weight equalisation can manage without great fights and protests , why can't cats .

anyway i know us heavy weights will ALWAYS be advversely handicapped , although Scooby is sympathetic he is not prepared to do anything about the problem .

Why not for the sake of peace just hide the crew weight factor in the formula - as it cannot and will not be changed as there is no will to sort this problem out and stop rubbing it in our chubby faces .

It is a real pisser to think that as a "larger " cat sailor you have to sail a totally flawless race sailing at 120% of your performance envelope and hope your lighter counter weights make errors for you to have any hope of getting into the results .

Its a merry go round (not very merry for me <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> ) and I know I'll just have to put up with it ,I just like a moan now and again to let off steam .

Think Sailwave may have the begining of something there , but lot of work needed yet , good luck to him .