caveat.. Im an early F16 supporter and the one who in the early days argued for lighter boats...

Yes we know the uniqueness of the F16 it was all part of the first discussions..

The other option you "missed" is for the sailors to market to sailors.. This is btw how the class started..

I would also suggest with a push we could qualify as a "National" class at least in Australia.. I suggest if the titles were held in an accessible area we could drag boats from 4 or 5 states (Possibly get boats from WA, SA, Qld, NSW, Vic)..This would exceed the 3 states required for "National Class" status.. Just need the Au class structure to be finalised and we could walk into that YA and get the status..

Im also not sure about ISAF "International" status.. I know we must be close to achieving the base level of continental fleets to qualify, not sure about required numbers per continent.. However ISAF "International Class" status is a double edged sword.. So I would look long and hard before jumping on that wagon..