Was there anyone at the cont. with superior boatspeed. I understand that at the Pan Ams Figiuera was light speed ahead of everyone.Has there been any talk of getting some of the top N.A. together for some boat speed testing.I don,t know if you remember the Metcalfs from Australia but they use to do hours of one on one boat speed testng and dominated the hobie class for a number of years.I believe this is what it is going to take to be a contender at the worlds against guys like Colby,Keag.... unfortunatly for sailors like myself who are geographically isolated I have to practice by myself and rely on top sailors like yourself for tips.By the way Colby is on the Aust web site regularly answering questions about his tech.&tactics.