I was a member of the I T A when the first ballot came along for the adoption of double trapeze. Everyone that i knew was voting in favour, but it got knocked back because the German class assoc had a shed load of members and they all voted against.
Since then, it seems[ to a non-member] that these sorts of changes have gone ahead at a fair old pace.
Is it the influence of the top flight sailors that has brought this about? If so, surely their influence has been a good thing as far as staying attractive to ISAF?
I have always thought that the ITA, under Granfield's chair, has been a canny class politicaly, and has done well to keep a dated,expensive class at the forefront of our sport.