You invite the IWCA sailors to compete. Months go by... You change your mind and then say NO you are not welcome. Then it seems that you throw the regatta organizer under the bus as if it is his fault.
But... I am sure the 5 sailors (total) who raced a Wave last year in a single NAHCA regatta were consulted, 3 of them are class members so you have their contact info... and you are speaking for them. Right? The core of the NAHCA Wave Class are coming to the NA's... right J?
You would be better off just apologizing to the sailors, the regatta chair and the class pres who promoted the idea and saying you screwed up in the beginning. Stand there and say... We, the controlling power behind the class figureheads believe it's better to stand on principle of SMOD for the future... then grow the regatta and support sailors in the present.
