<****. I can't speak for the F-18s, they were probably in giant slayer mode racing us as hard as they could to try to prove a point.I ignored them from a competitive standpoint but did try to use them for reference. The conditions this year made us like apples and oranges.It could be that way anytime but this was a test.
Todd


Follow the advice of your signature.

I have been there and have raced THIS event in a mixed fleet (I20 vs HT)

I do not prefer it but do race a lot of handicap events. The more boats the better. If your judging your speed against a F18 then you are "racing" that guy - however you want to look at it. Boats being close to you help you go faster even if they are not the same. In THIS way the mixed fleet help the event IMO

Too many people are trying to read too much into the results and make conculsions with no real basis. That is the detriment of mixed fleet racing, but a big part of human nature.