majsteve, Bob,



The question at hand regarding this race is: Is it focused on media exposure, or is it for the sailors?



I think for the media and regular people to grasp the concept of a race such as this, it will have to be constrained to a particular boat or formula(s) as Carl has suggested. A splathering of boats makes the race so much more complicated for the media to understand and can be quite confusing. To grow this new race into an event with publicity and prize money, it will take class racing or formula. While I would like to see a formula 20 class take off, I don't think it's would happen with the existing and diverse 20 footers out there already.



However, if it is a race for the sailors by the sailors, it should be for all involved and open to Portsmouth with a limit on the DPN rating. Open ocean racing for consecutive days should be limited to the faster and larger boats if nothing else but from a safety standpoint.