John, I address this to you simply on the basis of language commonality!? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/shocked.gif" alt="" />
The first thing that came to my mind was to ship my boat there, then down to Spain, and sell it! Buy a new Blade when I get home.
Thoughts and comments would be appreciated.
suggestion of ordering a Stealth, sailing it at Zandvoort and shipping home afterwards seems quite a good one. It used to happen all the time in the Olympic classes in the 80's. A cheap way of getting an overseas boat imported.
In practical terms though, what makes you think it would be 'easy' to sell your Blade in Spain? Many of the more established classes - both mono and cats have a thriving post-championship market and I've even been to events where I know that the 'favourites' boat(s) are already pre-sold for delivery after the event! I don't think this is the stage we are at in F16 - yet!
Another option to consider - there may be a container to come from Oz. IF the Cap F16 is ready AND someone wants one, delivery to Zandvoort would be ideal. The boat could then be shipped back to wherever in the container with the other boats. Of course, it doesn't just apply to the Capricorn, you could just as easily apply the principle to any of the designs. I'm sure Matt/Hans could arrange for new Blades in the US container, or JP could deliver new Stealths to Holland. A 'worlds' is and always has been a great opportunity for upgrading/replacing boats and gear.
