some of those that lost to the 18's feel they were beat by the number, and this is good, how?. I have a feeling this is why JW moved through handicap results quicky because we all know at the end of the day handicap results really don't mean much and they mean even less on a 5 day 547 mile distance race.
I don't have a rooster in this fight, but I have followed the dialoge and also the race, as many have done.
I thought the rivalry between the fleets was interesting, and close enough that the best sailors prevailed pretty much as you might predict.
Why corrupt a perfectly good One-Design class because of this one race?
You can simply modify the sail rule in the Sailing Instructions and NOR.
Those of us with "dead boats" have done it on our own. When/if you go to an Official Class event, you still can use the SMOD sails.
A race such as the Tybee mandates more durable components and you ought to be able to go outside the One-Design template if it is written into the Race Rules. You don't need to change the class to do that.
Jack Woehrle Hobie Wave #100, Tiger Shark III HCA-NA 5022-1 USSailing 654799E Alachua FL/Put-In-Bay
