Yes, the N20 was the hot new boat at the time... but the N6.0 class thought that adding a spin would keep the class going. They met with a lot of resistance from the factory which had a buisness plan which included 6.0 sailors upgrading to N20's.
The 6.0 with spin was never included in the Performance nationals and the independent Nacra 6.0 with spin class never really got going.
My point is that unless the N20 sailors want to step up and run their own class (rules, measurment NA's) ... the premium they pay is for Performance to host their nationals and provide dealers and take care of all of these issues.
The F18 sailors took this organization task on and they just hosted a very succesful NA's.....
Hmm..
I know you are making a short statement about a long topic - but that's not exactly how F18 happened in the US. It rode into the US from European leadership was VERY manufacturer / dealer supported initially (in the US) which was a cause for some ruckus when the US rules were modified from the European ones that appeared to favor a particular brand. The class matured enough from there that leadership grew within that aligned it with the European rule and we have today a great class. It very likely would not have started without the manufacturer/dealer involvement that kick started things initially.
