Okay, let me go down this road and see what y'all think:

1. Come up with a 5 year plan for changes not a 5 second plan. Inform all boat owners that a vote is coming and to join the class allowing ample time for everyone to accomplish that goal. Vote on time frame and schedule of items to be tested. Haste is waste.

2. Introduce one change at a time. Designate one well-qualified nationally ranked sailor to test and evaluate. Post summary to class members with performance gain/cost effectiveness. If it truly is a performance gain then vote. If it's just a thing to do, kill it.

3. If thinking of changing hull weights(very bad marketing strategy), must inform everyone that there will be 2 classes. Otherwise, the class will not enjoy its full potential. How could you justify this to a person who just bought a boat/has an existing platform?

Summary: Change is inevitable and we all know that. Taken in very small cost effective portions, change is good. As a lump sum, it's BAD JUJU.

IMO,

Bob