Hi Mary -Hi Rick ,-good article as always .

Sounds like a great event to be part of ,
I,m not aware of any --match racing on cats ,--
other than past Fast Am Cup events on C Class cats ,
these were more a test of design innovation .

We raced the Prosail event in Newport
and the Ultimate Yacht Race event close by in Mystic
in Oct ,then on H-21s new at the time with spin --in 88
---very breezy and cold that time of year ,-
but quarentees good high winds ,--and drysuits .

Interesting news for the 18 HT Builders -
how many are there now and several others planning
including Stealth Marine and Boyer ,--think there is the Jav 2
the Ventilo 18 HT --and a few others currently to choose from .

The Worrell is getting interesting also .