I would not be opposed to sailing an F18 in this race. Even if it gets hairy, we can definitely 'survive'. It's simply a matter of knowing how hard you can push the boat in the given sea state and weather conditions. The I20 has beneficial capabilities in that it is difficult to press it too hard until the wind gets over 15 and the waves pretty tall.

While I would still be open to sailing an F18 in this event, I would want to be part of a significant F18 fleet doing so. This way I wouldn't feel to bad getting to the beach each night while the bigger boat teams are on shore showered, dressed, sipping champaign, and being hand fed grapes and strawberries by scantily clad women.