If you are saying that someone cannot participate in a race unless they have their boat certified, many of the weeekend warriors will just not race.
funny, but I considered any sailor who doesn't feel the need for an official measurement/rating a "cruising" sailor.
So, how about a "cruising" class in your event where you can just sail whatever the heck you want (as long as it's seaworthy) for the pure joy of completing the event. If the cruisers want to side-bet rum amongst themselves so be it.
Those hell-bent on seeing their name in lights must go get their boats measured, etc.
By entering the cruising group, people can try out various tweaks, franken designs, or just classic boats within a structured event (with some boundaries so as not to tax OA and RC, of course) without the need for measurements, etc. Those that aren't "racers" can still benefit from the race/series and possibly provide additional publicity/revenue for the events.
Didn't you try out something similar in the last 300 with day-races for those not entering the entire event? How did that fare?
