Carl you asked was I jus opposed to the formula 20 class.



I am not against it... The point i am making is that no one is FOR it.



Who in your local fleet , CRAM , has agreed with your plan?



Which N5.8 sailor has moved ahead with plans to upgrade their boat



Which Inter 20 sailor has said... sure... that is the way to go! I will get a smaller main sail for the iF20. rule.. or... Yeah... I need to change the boat to fit Carl’s rule.



Reality check. the consensus of the Hobie 20- sailors was.... Nah... not going to upgrade the boat to a formula rule... not worth it... at most I will put a chute on for distance races.. BUT.. I know I won’t be competitive with the I20's around a windward leeward course.



Reality Check. Eric Anderson of the New England Nacra 6.0- fleet said... nah... He could not see any sailors making signficant changes to their boats either... Oh... and the I20's will probably win around a windward leeward course because they are optimized for this kind of racing.



Tornado’s... would never compromise their boats by cutting down to 8' 6. I wouldn’t dream of it.



Bottom line.

You do not have ANY BUY IN for your rule and so that is why there is no one to go racing in your USA formula 20 class.



This is reality..



It is just not a big deal to most racers...





I support the evolution to formula racing in the US. However, this movement will be driven by new boat sales... NOT conversions of existing designs. Because of the small number of sailors racing 19 foot + boats Or spin equipped boats.... we must attempt to keep everyone sailing on most weekends by racing portsmouth.



Steve is correct in suggesting that the Tybee race organization should remain seperaate from your forumla class issue... If I understand him... He is suggesting a minimum PN number and then scoring everyone on portsmouth, one design and forumla (where apppropriate)