... meant to torque Wouter, in direct response to Wouter's statements that the A cat sailors (of which Bob is sometimes one) don't have depth or talent or words to that effect, based on the A cat placings in mixed fleets at their Alter Cup Qualifiers.
Nothing could be further from the truth.
Okay the twisting of words and facts is getting a little out of hand now.
You are right Tim, nothing could be further from the truth then that as I didn't say these things or anything to that effect.
What I did say was that depth and talent in the A-cat class is not particulary special when compared to most other catamaran classes in the US. And that therefor I really do not see any reason to give the A-class a permanent slot to the Alter Cup event. A thing that is claimed by some on the basis of what they perceive to be "the exceptional depth and talent" in the US A-cat class.
This is very much different to say a class has no depth or talent.
If I say that you have about the same amount of money in your bank account as most people then that doesn't mean you are poor. It just means that you are just another member of the middle class like the most of us. In short "Nothing special"
Hell, the US A-cat sailors are already rated 4 % slower under PN then under Texel or ISAF, how much more leeway do they need ? In Europe the A-cats actually have to cross the line ahead of an F18 to win the race while you guys can float across the line some 2 minutes later (60 minute race).
Wouter
