[quote]Let's also consider that some Nationals are a lot easier to win than others. While none are easy we could rank them in order of toughness. This ranking will change every year. Right now I think it would go something like the following. My apologies if I leave a class out I haven't spent the time to analyze all of the players.

1. Tornado
2. F18
3. H16
4. N20
5. N17
6. A Class
7. H20
8. H17
9. H14
10. Isotope
11. Shark
12. Nacra F18
13. N6.0
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Let's see here. Here's a partial of the top five at the A-Class North Americans:

Lars Guck - Three time runner-up in the Tornado class Olympic Trials, V-15 National Champ, Intercollegiate All American, International Canoe World Champion

Phil Kinder - 2006 A-Class Midwinter Champ (42 boats), Intercollegiate All American

Bob Hodges - Snipe Midwinter Champion (1986), Laser Master National Champion (1994), F-18HT North Americans, 3rd 2003 Alter Cup

Ben Hall - twice A-Class NA champion and has won numerous national and north american titles in a bunch of classes (keelboats and dinghies)

Pete Melvin - 2 time A-class World Champion, former ISAF Youth World Champion, 3 time A-Class NA Champion among others

Yep, we suck!