No... I would restate Wouter's point ... see above.
It's all good and fun, each kind of racing is a bit different and the emphasis changes and what you learn changes as well.
Obviously, the closer the boats are in performance and rig types the closer the two kinds of racing get to one another.
My other point is that what people really want is the sense of competition. On the water competition is fantastic and with closely rated boats... you know when its a win... close or loss on time. Competition though tracks with experience and so with small races the trick is to have people racing each other at all levels of the fleet.
(I was sparked by your comments about the questionable rating system though.)
