I think that the main issues brought up in this thread, other than the initial question about the N-20's future in the T-500, are:
1. Quality and consistency of the current sails is under scrutiny. It seems that the current sails lack consistancy and the situation begs for independent measurement of sails, regardless of who make them. 2. Sail development within the current "sail plan" criteria was suggested. For instance, without changing the sail area of the sails, there is certainly a lot of room for sail shape improvement. The spinnakers can have different entry shapes and draft (amount and placement), leading to huge differences in performance. The same "developments" can be accomplished in the main and jib, as well, through opening up the sails to other manufacturers. 3. Most importantly, some of the owners have expressed interest in becoming autominous (sp?) or having more say in the class.
There are other issues covered in the thread, but these seem to me to be the "biggies".
