So Mark let me get this straight you want me to go out and get sponsors to buy ANOTHER suit of sails to the tune of $4,000 so I can have a "clean" set of sails. There is no way I could afford 2 sets any other way.

"Pay does not include:
a grant towards; or provision of; or reimbursement of money not exceeding the amount of reasonable expense incurred for entry fees, travel, accommodation and meals in connection with and necessary for a specific event."from the rules you posted.
Looks like I haven't been paid according to that.

Rolf, I have known Mark for over 15 years and consider him a friend, so don't take this any other way. I also have not directed any of my comments at you. I think you are in a different situation over there. We have trouble scrapping together a class start alot of the time and to arbitrarily divide the fleets over something that effectively makes no competitive difference is crazy.
Us "NASCAT"(that's a stupid term) guys are just like everyone else, we just have heavier sails from all that vinyl.;)