Poor choice of words on my part. I'm sure you would welcome any new F18 sailor.

The F18 class has not been as open to participation by the F16 class as I would like and I think it's bad for the sport as a whole.

As an example, in '08 I took a week of vacation to work the Alter Cup. That year it was sailed on F18s. I volunteered primarily to help out my club, GYC, who was the host. Still, as an F16 sailor I saw it as an opportunity to help another fleet, catamaran sailing in general, and "The Cup" specifically.

I do not see this philosophy shared by the F18 class. At the recent F16 Nationals, F18s were specifically invited yet only four attended.

Since that time, I have heard (unsubstantiated) rumors that our event was the target of a specific boycott and that it was slandered as an "unfriendly" regatta. Perhaps you can shed some light on this matter? Either dispel the rumors, or cite a source so that I can rebute the allegations directly. There was nothing unfriendly about the event, it was well managed and well attended.