John_P,

Wouter raises a valid point with regard to ISAF? It's very unlikely that, at this stage, ISAF would recognise the class and allow us to use the title 'European Championship'. Do we try talking to them or the RYA or do we try to be 'cute' and come up with a way of circumventing their rather prescriptive rulings on Worlds, Euros, Nationals etc.?

I'm also fully in agreement that this has to be a Europe wide event (at least acknowledged as THE F16 Euros by the majority of F16 owners) for it to be considered as a 'valid' championship. And it is really pretty obvious that we need a sizable overseas contingent to underline that validity.

Wouter, you do have an overriding agenda - your career change etc. that is all I was referring to but in shorthand...