Mark,
OK, I was referring to the whining regarding who is responsible, not whether the rating systems are fair, accurate, etc.
No offense... but you still are avoiding the point.
The who is responsible and whining issue is not a matter of individual responsiblity... ie WindyHill's
Moreover, The standard paeon to Oh... if it were only One Design is BS as well.
One design is ONLY working... because some individuals step up and ensure that the boats meet the class rules... (that somebody elsle wrote down and got world wide agreement on. )
At the NAs... they measure you... eg.. hobie parts, hobie sails etc, etc, minimum boat weight. It's a lot of effort as well.
Portsmouth is not fundamentally different.
In WindyHills case... he needs some individuals to step up... take on the rating responsiblity an OK his rating... just like the hobie 16 measurer did at their nationals (After all he declared your boat is a legal one design hobie 16).
It's simple! really!
Bottom line... TWO Parts needed here.
Windy Hill... Spec's out what changes he made.... calculates his rating lots of ways .... voodoo... whatever.
Second Part... Local Rating board...Actually looks at boat.. Meets for 10 minutes... discusses the matter.... votes on Windyhills proposed rating
End of story
(You don't want a national board to generate ratings sight unseen .... would you?)
