The main benefit of being affiliated with Yachting Australia is class recognition at the national level. It also provides an opportunity for a class to have input into the decision making process by YA, although I doubt if the opinion of a single class association carries much weight.

YA has quite a nice website at http://www.yachting.org.au.

As an affiliated class, F16 events (e.g. National titles) would be incorporated in the forthcoming Events Section at the YA website. F16 news items could also be sent to YA as a means of publizing the class.

Phil Edwards