Hi David Ingram

I am curious what the turnout is for your I20 fleet in the regattas on your schedule and how it breaks down into buoy's racing and distance racing.

I know of only one class that can count on 10 or more boats at the regattas on their schedule. (Hobie 16's in the Mid Atlantic.) The Hobie 17's are pretty good in the mid atlantic ... but I would not bet money that they get 10 or more boats at every regatta on their schedule.

I saw that you had 10 boats at St Augustine. What other buoys events get 10 I20's out there?

My point is unless you choose to race one of these two boats... EVERYONE ELSE is damn near match racing within portsmouth racing under handicap. CBYRA, the big boat organization on the bay, wants to see 10 boats in a start to call it one design... They highly recomend smaller fleets race in the approriate PHRF band and get those numbers up in order to foster compettion. Makes a lot of sense to me!

Take Care
Mark