Nacracando-
You are going to tell us "Hey man, get out to the water!"??
You seem to like to refer to "us" by our real names yet you have never posted any of your "real name". This forum is not an "anonymous" forum, there is already an anonymous forum and it's been pretty much destroyed by persons such as yourself IMO. This forum is for persons interested in sailing and promoting the F 16HP's in particular(just in case you couldn't figure that out) and the Formula concept in general, although the F 18's and (seems to be your favorite) F18HT's have their own forums and their own agendas and I suggest you share your wisdom and "facts" with them, perhaps they will appreciate you.
You seem to have your own secret (anonymous) agenda (and being very careful to remain anonymous) and I, for one, am suspicious that it is not for the benefit of our class (or any class?). But alas, without your identity (as you are all too well aware I am sure!) we must merely conjecture as to who you are and exactly what your agenda is.
You seem to take great delight in belittling our Class with your selective "facts"- You repeatedly make mention of our "poor" turnout at our first Nationals (it was 4 boats by the way) and the "great" turnout of the F 18HT's (Let's see- How many did they have?? Was it eight or so?? But to you that's a "great" turnout for a boat named to the upcoming Alter Cup and the Worrell 1000???). Since your (anonymous) "name" seems to indicate you like Performance products- How many Inter 17R's were at their Nationals this year? Participation in a LOT of catamaran classes has been down in case you haven't noticed anybody but our little fledgling class- There was this terrorist thing here in the U.S., a war in Afgahanistan, a pretty bad economy with stock maket tumbles, etc. You mention a regatta at Lake Hartwell- Yeah, there was only one F 16HP there this year but how many F 18HT's were there again?? I'm sure you know, please tell us. As for sailing, since no one knows who you are, where you sail, what you sail, or even if you DO sail (all we know about you is that you are capable of registering anonymously, posting anonymously, and making claims about yourself and what you have been doing which you can never back up because we don't know who you are!).
So, please, either identify yourself, go away, or go do anything but sail, because if you do you might end up on the water with some of us and we don't need persons in our sport who choose to dishonestly represent themselves, which is what you are doing on our forum.

Sincerely,
Kirt Simmons
(Now you can find out whatever you think you "need" to know about me!)