If open racing "sucks", how can it be a legitimate selector for ". . .the purest one design (SMOD) multihull championship the US. . ."?

It seems to me that if the selection process was held in a little higher esteem, more people would be inclined to participate. Who wants to go to a lot of trouble, spend lots of time and money to participate in something that "sucks".

I've attended two Area D South regattas and both were top notch events! Imo, that's how we should promote them.