I just looked at the rest of the Championship series(US sailing website). Every single regatta is ONE DESIGN. Why would we make ours any different?
I also believe every regatta is my invite or qualification. Why would we make ours different?

Personally I feel that the last thing you want at a championship regatta is your average Joe on the course possibly screwing up someones else's race(one who deserves/worked thier a$$ off to be there).

Would I be interested in participating. No. Smart enough to know I don't belong there. Am I interested in the race. You bet. It is the best against the best on equal footing. Not something we get any where else. And that is the way it should be.

Am I a member of US Sailing? No. Used to be but then it got to where there were no benifits to me at all.