I think you guys (F16 sailors) need to work out what you want.

If your boat's are so fast (ie as previously claimed many times, as quick as an F18) then why not be happy with the same rating? Yet I see that the rating given to the F16 is higher than the F18 for the upcoming area D event. So isn't that to your advantage?

If there is say another boat out there that is technically inferior and in theory slower than the F16 then why not be happy that it has a higher rating? It simply proves what you all have been raving on about for years. The slow, low tech boats are not as quick as the high tech super F16's?

As for changing crew, sail config etc. Its simple, you enter a regatta in one setup and you remain in that for the duration. If you want to do it any other way then go sail 12,14,16,18ft skiffs, they love changing sails, masts, crew whatever!

Now i'm not suggesting that this serious approach is needed at a club race but I think you need to be more seroius when you are at a regatta that has outcomes such as qualification for something else or a ranking series.

For all F18 class events in Holland the crews get weighed and any changes to crew or equipment are handled by the usual request procedure. Its not hard to stay within the rules is it?