I think yes, and yes. A bystander made a joke to me about the time it took to rig my 18 this past weekend. And the rigging and disassembly is one of the biggest reasons there are so few new folks sailing.

Tad, I think the missing element here is where most of the sailors on this site sail, inland. Lake sailing and ocean sailing are totally different beasts. If I had only been exposed to lake sailing I would have no interest. I learned to sail in the ocean and would honestly prefer to sail no where else. In the ocean the N20 sings, thats its place, where it belongs, what it was designed for, what it likes, etc. The F18 can handle either but is a better lake boat. Proximity to ocean, lack of offshore races is going to hurt a boat like the N20. There is just not enough of what it does best. Look at the 2 OBX races, neither are in the ocean. In fact the only true ocean race that has been held in the old div 9 area for years other than the Tybee was the Ya Gotta and its gone now as well. The locations and type of racing being done doesn't require a boat like the N20