There seem to be a few different threads going on right now concerning the C-Class. While it has had a few slow or dormant years, it has always been at the forefront of development classes. If you look around at the inovation in multihull sailing over the past 30-40 years, you can find clear inovations, theoretical and pratical changes and evolutions that have sprung directly from this class.

There are many arguements as to why the class struggles. We all know that cost is the mostprohibitive issue, but beyond that is the wing sail itself. That in function, puts off many people. Having sail once on a soft rigged C, it was one of the most exciting sails that I have had. This was a late 60's or early 70's boat.

If there is to be greater interest in the class, one possible avenue of approach is to keep the development C's as one side of the class and then maybe look at what Mitch Booth and Partner did with the Ultimate 40's. This might help spurn interest in the class even though many purists would probably balk at the idea. But if the idea is to give promotion and visibilty to C's, it might work.