Geez Ding, things getting a little slow at work again so your slinking ouround the 16 site <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

You are welcome to lead the petition for US Sailing to adopt the Texel system and drop Portsmouth. I am sure Darlene has enough head aches and would be happy to switch.

I will race you guys straight up. I just enjoy the competition. Hell I will race the I20s straight up. Every once in a while we beat a few. But you know as well as me that has nothing to do with the F16 being as fast as an I20, JC will wipe either of our clocks clean so to speak because he can run his boat to what ever number system you choose to implement.

And nobody ever claimed weight does not matter. On a spin boat it matters less than a non-spin, but the most important factor in weight is where you place it. A heavy team that moves around to keep their boat in ballance will beat a light team on an untrimmed boat every time. Also as soon as you reach the point of having to work to depower your rig, the advantage of less weight is gone. Certain conditions will alwys favor certain boats, weights, or sailing styles, you have to look at the whole picture.

Anyway, I degress, I will be ahppy to sign a petitiion or help if you want to lead the charge to change systems. With the US finally accepting the international formula (Now they almost finaly have the USF18 rules in compliance, at least most of the ones that matter)concept it makes sense to run with it in ratings systems as well.

You still comming Sat?