Hey Jake -

Sounds like you had a great time. The second Wave Nationals is still one of my best regatta memories.

While I agree that a great sail makes a big difference, I'm not sure I agree with you on the sail being the only real differentiator for the Wave - maybe I'm recalling things incorrectly, but aren't there a couple of different stock downhaul systems? And I was of the understanding that the method of manufacturing the hulls had changed at some point, in addition to some of the stock hardware. I don't think that is a bad thing, nor do I think it's limited to the Wave. I guess I was trying to make the point that I feel there is a great deal of variation within what is accepted as a multihull one-design. I'll be on the start line with a bunch of Tigers next month. I can't wait - it'll be fun. But I expect a pretty good variety of sails and rigging within this "strict" one-design national championship.