Mark you are correct. 98% of sailors, excluding the pro's, can only do a handful of major (week long) events a year. World's vs. Tybee. Nationals vs. Alter Cup vs. World's.

Which flavor of boat is selected for Alter Cup if its run concurrently with Nationals? U.S Sailing seems fixated on F16's right now, even though there are more F18's in the U.S. I could very well see this turning into a BYOB event where the only boat is the Nacra Carbon F17. IMO that would become a very exclusive event catering to the Olympic crowd. It may be a bad thing for the multihull community in general even if its the elite sailors.