Why can't the manufactures have there own nationals and championships and let the local regattas be run with mixed fleets?
Spot on !
That is the play book we're running by (F16's) and it seems to work well for us.
Quite often these days the F18's/N20's are gracious enough to share the start with us at local events and I think I have heard nothing but positive comments about that.
I'm convinced this is the best solution for everybody and the catamaran sccene as a whole. We for one are certainly not seeing any hit in sales because of it. Economic meltdown or not.
Regards,
Wouter
