"I'm boycotting any regatta that requires USSA membership, or collects an extra fee for not being a member."

Excellent, another shortsighted kneejerk reaction. Way to go, really "sticking it to the man..."

All you're actually doing is hurting your friends that are hosting regattas. If the regatta hosts are playing by the rules, we are all supposed to be charging a surchage in exchange for the fact that we have the benefit of a Golden Anchor program for all multihull classes.

Sorry Bill, you just really hit a nerve...

"We have a North American Championship, which by the way, has not been won by a US citizen in a while. Mexicans, Guatemalans and Puerto Ricans have been dominant."

I think Matt is being modest. He won the 17 NAs in 2006. The 16s have been dominated by non-US sailors for a number of years, but US sailors still do well in the 14, 17, 18, 20 and Tiger NAs. Not to mention kids and women. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Mike