Tom

don't you think that the appeal to the IOC for an extra sport will necessarily be pitched as a catamaran event.

Consequently, I think that the multihull world can't aford a pissing contest on equipment selection while also trying to get a new class onboard with an Olympic schedule.

The only class organized and committed to Olympic is the Tornado. They have ousted Mike G already and Carolyn B is a nice pretty and FEMALE face. Seems to me that the Tornado and its new leadership is the only hope for a return from the dead in London 2008.