Information that was given to me that the Deed of Gift was changed to specify F-18HT's is incorrect. I have now read the Deed of Gift, which was only made available to me late yesterday, and I believe the applicable wording is in paragraph 4(b):

"The Trustees, in furtherance of regular international competition and the development of existing or new Classes, shall, from time to time, select the Class of catamaran in which the competition shall be sailed, and shall publish such information upon each selection within sixty (60) days of the completion of the previous competition."

Sorry, but this is a story that is still evolving, and there may be more corrections and clarifications, which I will pass on as they become known.