Equipment rules are just one part of a what a class does... I don't hear any complaints about the evolution of the N20 with respect to competitive issues. ... I hear complaints about the price of sails and masts. If the noise included a quote for a Tornado, main jib and spin from Ulman and the prices were out of line... I would listen. (but 4 K sounds about par from my memory)

The real problem is that there is no class of people moving foward on a common plan... You can't kill the factory for building a boat to make a buck and running one week long event a year.

I bet Brian's efforts at building the N20 class failed because when he looked to the sailors for support.... Nobody stepped up. I would say... the majority of the N20 sailors are happy to let the factory do what it needs.