One final point.

Racing the monohulls will never work out. A single number rating system such as PHRF cannot handle the dramatic performance changes of a Cat fairly.

The PHRF boats complain about the Melges amd Henderson 30 ratings for similar reasons... They are able to race the rest of the mono's but the old adage of horses for courses still holds. All handicap ratings work well when you are racing similar boats together and simply need to tip the balance a little to favor the slightly slower boats.

I don't think ANYONE wants to start the mono's and beachcats together.. boat mass and mast height are working against any cat on that starting line. If they insist... Please demand a LONG line so you can minimize the mismatch on the start line.

Mark