<**** about the pro's not caring about regatta costs. We have all spent many more thousands than we care to add up over the years...

and I have no idea what the rating was, but there was a number of F16's and I suspect they were on the F16 rating.

So, by my count, thats 3 beers you owe me!


Andrew I would gladly buy you 3 beers as it would be interesting too meet you in person.

My point is that you pontificate and posture about the F16 class as though you are the most active of all the sailors in the class. Reality is you have sailed one comp of just a few days on a borrowed boat

For many who have bought into the class, we like it as it is, like the organic growth in numbers and like the way it is building fleets where others are failing. Even if major manufacturers do get involved, things in this economic environment are going to happen only slowly.

My predictions is that the class will grow quickly now as there are now second hand boats appearing in the market as owners upgrade and a new generation of boat appearing which can sail to the rated handicap in the right hands.

The last thing we need right now is professional jockeys castising us for non appearance at comps that can be sometimes 1000's of miles away. Sorry but that just isn't going to happen.