So in practical terms.

Performance chooses betwen Nacra 20 classes

Hobie chooses between Hobie 20, Hobie 16 and Hobie 18,

(Setting asside the single handed Hobie 17, Hobie 14 and F17R sailors for a minute)

Plus F18 (Takes care of Nacra, Hobie and Cap)
Then you have two small classes
Tornado
Sharks.

Seems like the large number of Hobie sailors get slighted if they loose one of their two slots for designation.

Is there a rational policy for including Singlehand sailors in a championship using two person boats?

Seems to me, Hobie 17, Hobie 14, A class and Isotopes and F17R's are all in the same circumstance. They would need to put together a team to compete. Perhaps they don't care about competing in the US multihull championships.

In any case, Why would you parse a designated spot for one of these classes (A class) but lump the rest into the recommended by builder?

If you decide that the single handers deserve a shot at competeing for the US Championship outside the Area qualifiers ... then how do you sort between the single handed classes.

I am not sure the proposal has been cooked all the way through yet.

Personally, I would like to see all of these classes feature the area qualifiers in their schedules. In my area we managed only 8 boats as each individual class scheduled lots of events just before the area C qualifier.


One draconian change might be to have invitations go out based on class participation in the qualifiers. Classes that support qualifiers get an additional slot. Those classes that don't care... don't get a slot...

In Area C, we have a large H17 and A class fleet, No Hobie 20 or F18 or Nacra 20 (doing buoys racing fleets) and a large H16 fleet and a small Hobie 18 fleet.) Calculate what percentage of the viable racing fleet supports the qualifier with attendance. Average across the different Areas ... Pick the classes that care and award additional slots based on those class nationals.

IMO, We need to have the Class organizations behind the ARea Championships and then reward them with extra slots based on participation. Shift the onus for securing the number of slots to the sailors in the class... Not the builders.

(These ideas are off the top of my head and perhaps should be shreded instantly... but food for thought.)

Mark