You are right about Jennifer and Kelly of course but I also seem to remember Kirt Simmons won it one time singlehanding his Taipan. He didn't go to the Alter Cup itself that year, which I thought was a real pitty hence I remember it. Maybe somebody else knows ? Kirt ?

Anyway with your example of Jennifer and Kelly and possibly Kirt we have now shown that good results for these boats do not really change their US-PN in any meaningful way. Hence the US F16 sailor taking the matter in their own hands now and requesting faster handicaps at events.

66.9 back in 2004 ? I had forgotten how low the rating was back then. At that time I was already sailing my boat of the F18 rating under Texel, think about 63 under PN (6 % faster).

It is not the way the world should be but ... it is the only way to get it done.

Thinks for the info John.

Also I hear everybody say how nice the Tamba club and it members are. I may just have to go there for a short sailing holliday !

Wouter