Dave - nothing against you or your wife, bud, but until the F18 came along, every Nacra regatta party I went to was a dick forest. Now we have more than one chick boat racing, and several husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend teams. Do the math - agree on the difference in effort or not, there ain't no arguing with the numbers.
Not argueing with the numbers. But the fairer side is not there because the F18 is an easy or easier spin boat. If that were the case the F16 would be on fire.
There are many reasons why the F18 is getting numbers and everyone has their own priorities. Nobody is happier to see the class grow and to see more women on the boats than me.
But the statement that the F18 is more female friendly than any other 18-20 foot spin boat is just false.
In my opinion the 20 enjoys a crew weight of 350-360 (pounds) , there are very few mixed teams that hit that weight. The F18 happily supports a crew weight from 276 - 340 (pounds), this point works very well for mixed teams.
And John, you've been on the front of both boats so you know.
