Perhaps the 15years of secret a-class practice has paid off at the worlds...
Nothing "secret" about the A-class during the past 15 years. As I said, it died during the 1970's and 1980's. It has had a huge resurgence since the 1990s, at least in the United States, probably partly or mostly because the Tornado sailors started racing A-class to keep in practice, since there were so few Tornado events here.
I, for one, was VERY happy to see the A class revive. It has been my favorite boat since I first saw one back in the 1960's.
