There was no specific action taken to prompt this letter. Other than the arrival of A's to the area, and the action of other sailors buying A's. Notice that the letter says "The A cat is not allowed"....no mention of "X" class. The point of the letter was to "poll" other areas of the nation to see how they run their area regattas.

As I have had the opportunity this year to travel to different parts and sail, I have noticed "hobie" events have multiple starts (non hobie) and there does not seem to be a problem. Further, the idea is not to race the A against hobie boats (and I have never objected to the Area Champ race being hobie only). It was to get some 1d racing going in a competitive fleet. If we must use skiff/ dinghy fleets in the area to race, well...then so be it. I would certainly miss the great people at the Hobie events. Furthermore, this year I tried to show that this fleet would not be a "user only" fleet. Fellow Division 4 sailor, my wife helped out at almost every race this year. Even the races I did not attend, she attended alone and helped.

All of a sudden, I (and others) get this email saying, great boat, but by the way, it is not allowed [the A boat] (read the letter).

So, not trying to stir the pot, just wanted to get a national feel for how other fleets are recognizing the A, since it was the A, and not the X-class that was addressed in the letter.

Regards,

M