One idea floated by 18HT several members is to have the winner of this year's ICCT to challenge the winning team from the C-Class event to a match race, at the conclusion of the 2004 LAC. The race would be held in the two most closely matched 18HTs from the event.
This proposal is only a talent check and we all know what would be the result, so it's simply not interesting. However, there is a way to race a truly interesting "final challenge".
It would be a match between the C-Class winning crew+boat racing against the 18HT winning crew on board the second placed C-Class boat.
Then we would have the best boat racing against the best talent and would be able to check how the lower speed of the second place C-Class weights against the lower level of talent of the first C-Class crew.
The result is totally unpredictable and, unlike the original proposal, will depend on the mix of talent AND boat. I'd like to see that.
Cheers,
