John: Because unless the N20 can beat the F18 boat for boat on a distance course, the N20 is superfluous in the lineup of competition beach catamarans and the F18 class will continue to steal sailors from our class like it has been doing over the past couple years.
OK, sounds like the goal is beating F-18s in distance racing. If this is the goal, then my opinion is create a measurement rule based on the current sails and open the manufacturers now. You'll get improvements in cut and shape that will help get what you want, and you won't have to wait years to get it. If the measurement rule is based on the current sails, then the current sails will be viable (for mid-pack at least) for most sailors until they can afford their next set. If this runs afoul of the Nacra OD class association, then again I would form a distance racing class for this purpose. Sounds like most are interested in the boat for distance racing anyway.
