yes, it was your fault. hah.
The distance races have always struggled. At least for the east coast races, it was one passionate person that pushed it and made each one happen. Like John said, it's so close to the rest of the matchbook catching on fire but it hasn't gotten there yet.
It won't until a bunch more F-18 guys get bitten by the bug. The focus of spinnaker rigged cats has shifted away from distance racing with the popularity of the F-18 with it's great marks racing courses and well organized class. Many of the guys are scared they'll scratch their bottoms or damage their boat in some way. Yeah, you probably will, that's where the passion for it comes in.
