The F18 World titles in the US would be great for the class there. You obviously have a great core fleet of sailors there and this would do nothing but increase the size and strengthen of it. In fact there has been ongoing talk in Europe between the sailors of "when are we going to America?"

I think the key to getting internationals is make it "cheep" and easy for them. If you focus on that then you're numbers will increase accordingly.

Good luck and I hope to be there for the worlds in 2012