Wish I could believe that statement. But past history shows ISAF has rarely used this principle. The Contender in its original form if I recall was a successor to the Finn. The design won the regatta but didn't get the slot. To add insult to injury the original Contender was about (36 Kg) 80 lbs lighter than the minimum weight imposed on the class by the I.Y.R.U. when the boat was given International status. Don't select and make it heavier and slower. Ben/bob designed built a serious light weight athletes boat.

Still maybe they will get closer to the "ideal"
As for the 49er it was the best boat in the regatta but it was monkeys ability to politic that got it the gig.