I did a little more research - the Tiger Worlds date was set more than three years ago and has been published for at least a year and a half.

As of today, the date for the 2005 Spring Fever regatta is still not published. Not on this web site, not on the NAF18 site, not on the Division 9 site - not even on the Spring Fever site! And the HCA is the one who F'up? Come on!

Dave,

In sheer numbers of attendance, you're right - the Tiger Worlds won't exceed Spring Fever. That's not the point, though.

The level of competition in Santa Barbara will be incredibly high. Who among us can say they've been on a starting line with 50 Tigers? (or F18's for that matter). For me, it would be a way to take a big jump up the learning curve on a boat I've got less than 6 months experience with.

I agree that F18 is where it's at right now. I bought my Tiger primarily with the intent of sailing in F18 events (CRAM), but I like having the option of sailing one-design as well. There are areas of the country where Tigers are raced one-design (upstate NY and CA). That will grow as more and more Tigers make their way into the US. (Hobie US is to start making them in the next year or so.)

It's presumptious to project the situation in the SE United States to the rest of the country, or the rest of the world for that matter.