How about a parlay? The tiller extension may play a role in the final answer. The IWCA Class Rules have fit into the desires of the Wave owners along the Gulf Coast of the Florida panhandle and elswhere, especially in MS. Many of the Waves out of OSYC have sails made at local mom and pop sail lofts along the coast. The sails are being cut within the Rules for sail area.

Now, the tiller extension becomes debatable when trying to arrive at a fair means of allowing more sailors to attend the event.

In that the Formula 18 Class is 'open,' does a compromise regarding the Wave Class Rules and the IWCA Rules make sense? In order to have as many competitors on the starting line as possible, why not allow the mom and pop sails and hold the ground on the tiller extension? NO tillies!

OSYC has a long legacy of Hobie support, and the Wave Class could fill Biloxi Bay. Let's not be exclusive much longer. Ya never know who you might meet at the Hobie Midwinters East