I am an old cat sailor 64 years old. I still sail a 1996 Nacra 6.0 and have not raced since I was 60 but still sail almost every weekend and enjoy following the forums. I think that most of you that have voiced an opinion should go back and reread everything and ask yourself if you were one of those that had their boat in the back yard or were a new sailor is this what you would want to do with your precious spare time. It truly sounds and seems like most of the fun has left the regattas, when before that was the main reason we went sailing. If you want more people to join you will somehow have to control the cost. No everyone has the same balance in the checkbook. Would it be fair to say that it is now considered checkbook racing?