Sigh...

Well... the NAHCA can worry about the proper relationship of boxes on the organizational flow chart... Facts on the ground are usually decisive.

Each local Hobie Fleet is in fact operating as a Yacht Club Organizing Authority. They can choose to drop the title Hobie points regatta, and run the event anyway they wish.

For example, Syracuse 204 can invite the IWCA Waves and the F18's to their Madcatter Regatta... drop the Hobie in the title.. They also invite their standard Hobie 16, 17 18 Classes and run their usual great OD event.

Most YC 's I know would love to add 30 F18's and 10 Waves to their event! It makes the event financially viable.

The Madcatter regatta has drawn enormous numbers of 16's... I assert the Hobie sailors won't give a damn if it's called a Points regatta or not. Evidence...The Gunpowder event in division 11 was a great regatta as a points event and remains a great regatta since they choose to not call it a points regatta... no big changes in support.

The ball then goes back to the Hobie Division who has to decide if they want to screw the Hobie 16 sailors who raced at Syracuse and deny them counting points towards their Hobie 16 High point score in the Division because the YC hosted an F18 class as well.

Usually this is described as cutting off one's nose to spite one's face!

There should be no penalty for the Hobie 16-18 racers because they generate 30 boats in a non sanctioned regatta and want to count those points in the regions High Point ... But if they don't count the points... I bet nobody really cares and support is as strong as ever. Did not matter in my area.

Bottom line...Its a local decision, if the Hobie Yacht club wants Hobie only races that will be branded Hobie Only...no changes forced from on high... Likewise the can choose not to brand it Hobie Points... Each club makes that call.

At the end of the day... you need sailors to show up at your regatta... an invitation from Syracuse to Wave Sailors may NOT be accepted... Why... because they are over scheduled or its too damn cold, or its been known to snow on this event... what ever... ditto the F18's (although those boys would be going south for this event)

Good luck to the reform minded Hobie sailors!