A random collection of thoughts on the posts over the weekend:
As for the notion that the main reason for IWCA sails becoming open was to standardize the quality of the sails, that doesn’t jive with the concept of adapting the cuts for crew weight. Those are two VERY different goals.
Those are indeed too different goals, and as a Wave newbee I may be wrong but there was not an attempt to standardize quality so much as the ability to choose a sail that fits your need and to have recourse against the maker if something is wrong with the quality. That way you don't have to buy 2 or 3 sails before you get a good one (hopefully).
For those of you who keep asking, we really don’t want to fragment the boats. Having two separate Wave classes at a regatta is like having Hobie 18 and Hobie 18 Magnums. Just dwindles the class sizes, and fewer people show up after a while.
My plan would have both classes racing in one race, with all boats eligible for overall rankings and a separate set of awards for the lesser boats. That shouldn't "fragment the boats".
Jack, no one answered your HavaMega question here, but if you search through the other post, it's been answered. The OA decided to not allow IWCA sails. I don't know whether stock sails would have been available for rent, but my sense is that it wouldn't have changed the end result once that decision was made.
I have a perfectly good Hobie sail that is brand new. My question was retorical. BTW, I do intend to race at MWE as a legal Wave, should the IWCA deal not materialize. Ditto for the Mega in MS next year.
