Of the F18 owners that have considered the race, is safety a primary reason for not doing the race? I haven't seen this issue brought up, as IMO the race is as safe as ocean racing can be.
Sam, if you're looking for F18 POV on the race, see Todd R.'s (wildtsail) post here:
http://forums.sailinganarchy.com/index.php?showtopic=120034&st=0 Your question on safety seems kinda out of the blue, considering F18s have been participating for a couple of years now.
