If it isn't our usual distractor.

You can really count either can you.

Even at your home regatta of gunpowder only a hand full HT's (I think is was 5 on average) actually raced instead of sitting on the beach. That was after offering one of the 10 charter boats to anyone wanting to sail one.

Lets be honest here the highest score the HT's ever got was Tybee 500 with 8 boats. Still some 20 % short of 10 I say. That is if your not counting the fleet of 8 HT's which are currently sale-ing (misspelling intentional) the catsailor classified ads. And these don't even include the Alter cup boats that are still on sale. Hell, I think there are over 15 HT's on sale at this time in the US.

I think the T's got 7 at their nationals and around 5 boats at a few other events. We both can't hold a candle to H16 turn-outs at this time. Not even to I-20 turn-outs or Tiger turnouts. And after Catfight not even to Nacra F18 turnouts.

Good for us is that we're not dependent on the US alone. With the other area's like Australia we'll do just fine. And the boats that were on offer secondhand were snatched up within a month. Besides wasn't the main purpose of the F16's to level race against F18's / Tigers. With the F18 fleets growing decisively I think the F16's are looking ahead to a bright future which is hopefully measured in experienced joy, rather than how many boats are around either being sailed or on sale.

Now good bye and till next time. That is if you are still around by then.

Wouter