I don't think that changing the current system is neccessarily the right way to go.

This year Nacra had 17 N20's and 14 N17's. They would have to choose between these classes for the Alter Cup. What if we had 17 N17's and 14 N20's? Nacra would probably choose the N17 and possibly leave the N20 champion without a spot. I can also see putting the power into the Altercup committee's hands but then this becomes a political battleground with possible hurt feelings.

I look at Hobie this year and see that the H16 should definitely get the nod but then they are probably going to choose the H17 as their other class. This possibly isn't the way that it should shake out. They may choose the H20 champion though I'm not sure? They also often supply the boats to the events and should get some benefits from that.

I'm also of the belief that the A cat's and the F18's need a spot currently. I'm not sure that this will always continue in the future. There is nothing wrong with a manufacturer picking the F18 class winner as their represenative.

Let's see. We have 10 areas
2 Hobie
2 Nacra
1 Olympic
1 Rotating
1 Returning Alter Cup Champ
3 Petition

If anything I can see you moving one of the petition slots to rotating so that you have 2 rotating and 2 petition slots.

Remeber that we often have the same person qualifying in different ways. We should always give precidence to heavily attended events.

Oh Yeah and Congrats to Ollie and Kelly. You guys rock!!!

Mike Hill