John you infer that US Sailing was making 50 bucks a sailor for the volunteers to run the regatta.

Do you want to stand by that inference?.

Perhaps you want to define... US Sailing MAKES MONEY.

Back on track.

So... What is an elite sailor?
What is special about a championship?
What should One design Classes Do with the US Sailing Multihull Championship?

So far... I have heard:
get sailors to lend their boats and run the old program.
Get a big sponsor and work in the existing system.
Get a big sponsor and toss the system creating a new championship.
Borrow boats and get a manufacturer to provide new sails for the regatta and then resell them... for the marketing value of stickers on the sail.
???