Good thoughts as always John ,
I did miss the countdown this year and did recall events of years past some mornings before the starts which you and team T B were a large part of ,-Nice to see Alex entered in the Texas race and also team Tybee again ,-think the Texas race has had the Arc 21 in years past sail well and be comperable to the I-20 .

There is no interest in quote" the fantisy Island scenario"
and as noted think 16s would have a difficult time in the extreme conditions the Atlantic Ocean can bring.
Think the I-20 and perhaps comperable 20s would make a good class for the event ,-along with a seperate class in an open category for the lighter weight larger beam CATS.
The intent here is per Tybee organizer-s communica to go ahead and have a constructive diologue on the subject .
My hope is to hear from several committed TYBEE teams ON THEIR BOAT INTENTIONS AND PREFERENCES with the hopes of getting as many as possible on the starting line as well as making a boat choise myself for the 06 event which as you know includes boat tuning -training -budgetary concerns -potential sponsors etc .

With LEEs passing Neil is the main race official that faithfully waits until all boats are finished and has been since the 98 race I believe, often late into the early morning hours with our eternal gratitude .

Your concern for the race organizational aspects is as always admirable ,-and believe we should all do what we can to help improve the event and sport ,-constructive diologue is part of that equation .

take care
Carl