For me "Wider is Better" but my boat is 12' 6" right now and it will be just as easy to make it 11' as 12'. I think it is easier to make a boat wider than narrower.

I think we should get a list of people together and do a vote. I will be willing to go with the consenus. If we get 5 boats together to do some distance races we would have a fleet. Even the Tybee 500 will accept a fleet of 5 boats.