Actually didn't you US F18 sailors do away with the weight equalisation system of the F18 class. Meaning you allow light weight crew to sail with the bigger jib and spi ?
No. We're full up International F18 rules with the exception of a couple very minor things (like the onboard compass requirement). There was a request from one sailor through their F18 administration in the U.K. to do away with the light and heavy jib/spinnaker combination but it was not very well received there or elsewhere. We continue to use the combinations here in the US (and one of the top 5 NA teams was using the smaller jib & spinnaker sails for lighter crew weight - don't recall who). All sail size/shape, crew weight, crew weight compensations, and platform requirements are consistant globally within F18.