ISAF/IOC should consider taking a page out of the US Sailing multihull championships, the Alter Cup, a round robin series on supplied boats. If the selected boat is part of a formula class, ISAF should allow the boat to be actively updated within the class. Just like the Olympics’ venue is different every time through a competition, the selected boat should be identified for every Olympics through a selection process. Ideally, the select boat would be a performance boat that is commonly raced by both club and "pro" racers, and price is a function in the selection process.

Let's take it one step further (putting on the flame suit). The ISAF identifies a formula class from which the boat will be selected and each Olympic trials would be the country's nationals for that formula class. If successful, this will set the ground work to expand the number of multihull events. Hypothetically, we could ultimately end up with the following:

Men's - F18
Women's - F16
Youth - F16 or Hobie 16 w/chute (I know its not a formula class and the chute is undesirable to the adult Hobies)
Single - F16 or A-Cat (A-Cats may have to adopt some development limitations for National competitions which may not sit well within the class).

Mixed - ? TBA: The rap that the F16 would encourage light weight teams to the point of encouraging unhealthy diet practices should send a signal to adopt minimum crew member BMI requirements in combination with minimum crew weights (weight can be added so not to discriminate against smaller people) if selected.

It could work. It preserves formula class development with multiple manufacturers. It gives the club racers satisfaction of being able to affordably race in an Olympic class. It removes the equipment variable. Yes, many items would have to be ironed out but that is beyond the scope of this post. It does potentially threaten the market for formula classes and non-formula boats that are not identified as Olympic classes.