Steve,



While I see your point, I side with Sam. I admit that I don't know enough about the dynamics of the Texel rating system to determine which system is better - but I do believe that it would be tougher for us as "multihullers" to gain greater acceptance in the sailing ranks in the USSA if we branch off into a different handicap system. It's tough enough getting the monohull world to open some events to multihulls. Expecting them to open up to us AND revamp their software AND learn a new rating system isn't going to help us achieve greater strength within their organization.