I did ask Charlie to take a hard look at this issue before using the sail. I thought that this would hurt the issue if it was used. On Tornados, this is not the first time equipment has become an issue. At the 2004 games, sailcloth materials were one of many issues that crept up. ISAF has felt that this was a concern to them, the IOC and fair competition. I am not sure that it needs to go as far as SMOD as much as tightening up the class rules so that an issue such as the Hooter cannot pop-up at the Olympics as an issue. While other teams had experimented with these sails over the prior 12-18 months, only 2 teams truly looked at using the sail. The class itself should have been proactive about this and decided the issue before it made its way to the front page of every sailing magazine and website out there. I could not believe the amount of press and coverage given this issue. But it is very clear that this only served to make the battle to get multihulls back into the games much more difficult. I still believe that if there is to be an 11th event for 2012 that the Tornado and therefore the ITA is the boat and class to do it.