Apparently I have not done a good job of explaining my position. I will try again here without calling people dumb, retarded or morons.



I am a sailor and racer that enjoys one design racing. I have raced under various handicapping systems and while it has been enjoyable, it has not been nearly as enjoyable as a one design race. The most prevalent one design racing in catamaran sailing is with NAHCA. I have been to many of these events and thoroughly enjoyed the product that they produce and the atmosphere they create. By and large, most Hobie sailors enjoy Hobie races because they enjoy one design racing. I plan on attending more of these events in the future as they are fun for myself and my friends and family.



I do not feel it is the fault of NAHCA for the decline in sailing in general and more specifically cat sailing. NAHCA has a good product and has no need to change it or incorporate other cats because there is no national organization. If there is another organization that wishes to form, I will likely attend some of these races. By and large, these will be handicapped races due to the wide range of cats sailing. It is this type of racing I do not like, thus I will attend less of these events. Do I object to another organization running multihull events?? Heck no! Go for it!



Why is NAHCA responsible for all multihulls, as you suggest? Just because NASCAR is at all time highs, do they now need to run CART and IRL and F1?? No! Does the NBA now need to run MLB? No. Just as NAHCA does not need to run all multihull events. I don't object to other cats joining in races, as long as there is someone there to score them. It is a pain to score handicapped races....I've done it before. Maybe a portion of the non-Hobie race fees should go to the race committee who scores them?? I hope this clarifies my point and I'm sorry you're so angry as to call people you don't even know derogatory names.



Kip