There were submisions from many manufactures but the Tiger was the only ISAF recognised class that fit the needs.
This shows how faulty the IOF selection proces is.
Catamaran sailing is simply not the way the committee thinks it is. Afterall, the Tiger class itself pushed through many design changes over the years making their OD claim rather strenuous.
Basically it is to only class that felt it necessary to hold up the facade of OD-ness while basically being a Formula based design in reality. How many Tigers are truly OD compliant ?
No, the committee needs to look at cat sailing in the way it is (has become) a field where Formula principles have become to dominate. They should choose a design that reflects that. Not some two hulled dinghy class equivalent.
Wouter
