Ah... a level rated class... (See mystere 6.0 and Nacra 6.0 and Tornado classic... and the Hobie 20 , P19MX and Nacra 5.8 NA)

These boats were popular before the Formula class model. Dont repeat their mistakes. The level racing was sort of going but the owners believed that IF they continued to race in one design classes of 4 to 5 boats... the world would just come around and get their flavor of boat and soon there would be 10 boats on the line.. We never bought into the notion of a level rated class.....All but the Hobie 20 are in the dead boat society.

Tradewinds... 7 18's and 5 16s..... Nobody gets to the magic number of 10 boats where the fast guys are racing each other... the mid fleet guys have 3 or 4 competitors and the back of the pack is on the steep part of the learning curve.

We have seen this play before.... TWICE...
If a one design fleet actually forms... it will take care of itself. They should remember to not leave out the other racers in your area... they might not come back.

Level racing and scoring with a measurment handicap rating system are the solutions to the long term problem of a small number of racers.

Oh... and the C.R,A,P fleet has the right order of priorities.. the Racing comes before the Partying.... get both right and you have a world class event.

Best US example is probably the Syracuse Madcatter... not surprisngly... they have been offering C.R,A,P for years and years.

Think about it... The entire North East from Maryland north, shifts their schedule so that the sailors can make the trip to SYRACUSE.... in MAY...where it's been known to SNOW on the regatta... BUT...Good Racing.... a large amount of RUM, .. and a commitment to party makes the event.
If your regatta can overcome SNOW.... you must have a good plan working! kudo's to the C.R.A,P founders!