I read someplace yesterday that AUS ran their own code zero in a prelim race in 3-4 knots...trounced the fleet easily. So the principle is sound....will come down to wind ranges.

Also read that USA will be sailing the exact same boat from the '04 games "SilverBullet". Charlie is quoted as saying these boats stay stiff forever, only needing an occsional beam-reseating to bring back the factory freshness. Hagara is planning to run his same boat from the '00 games. That's just amazing!