Jake: I already asked those questions almost exactly, but didn't get the enthusiastic YES I was hoping for. If the sail and rudder are the issues, I didn't understand why we (HC)don't try to conform to what is desired by the racers, as the social sailors won't know the diff, anyway. Who knows, maybe big brother is listening in on this thread? Maybe not.....
Oh yea, Pat: I was shoving bars of soap in a sock to go totally Full Metal Jacket on him at any moment.......