So the A2 order died because of the high price and these guys are now ordering 17s, right? They never intended to buy 17s and now they are simply because there is nothing else available. I had the class rules? I had my check in the mail before I got them. Did I have a ballot to vote? NO. Was there ever a ballot? Probably not. Does 2 members dictate changes to the class? NO. When you MI guys got together last Sat, what did Mark Batchelor say? Or was he (intentionally)excluded??? You also don't know anything about sails. Spinnaker sails sail lower mostly because of fullness, not so much size. Remember I've been involved in that industry and might know a little something about it. Lower with the same speed actually equates to lower and faster on the course. The only change I applauded was the spin, nothing else. And like Chris Sawyer said, it will take some testing time to see what actually is the right shape/fullness. Oh by the way, the new mainsail material is Dimesion Polyant Pentex, not Contender Kevlar. Please inform your dealer of this truth.

In a nutshell:
Is the change good for the class? Hell no!
Was the class membership(only 2)polled on the changes? yes.
Are most of the 17 owners (soon to be members) in favor of the changes? IMO, Hell no, they never knew anything about it!!!

Hope this sheds the correct amount of light (something we have alot of in Florida) on the subject.

Bob