Hey Mary -

Didn't mean to make a slight against the Wave - you know I love that boat! - my point was just that even what is considered one-design, in my opinion, isn't really. The Wave is an example of a boat that in just a few years has been changed by the manufacturer several times, not just in the way it's rigged, but even in the way it's constructed. It sure seems, with varying degrees, that is the case with just about any boat right now.

To your question - of course they were some of Kirk's rental boats. I don't want to make too much of this - it was just something that happened that seemed to prove the point that boats in OD classes aren't necessarily equal. It wasn't a scientific study or anything - we just grabbed Waves of varying ages, tried to even things up by putting the newest sails on the oldest boats, and went racing. Nobody was upset or angry at the way the boats performed - we were just having fun sailing, and the results made us laugh that much harder. It was a really good time.

Anyway - all the discourse is good to read to get folks perspectives. Mary, I can't imagine having more fun with only two or three other boats on the course rather than a whole fleet of mixed designs. But that's just the difference between why you love racing and why I love racing... we get different things out of it. Which was the original point I didn't make very well, I guess.