Can you give an 'official' view on this please Paul?
I would agree that in principle, the format of the Nationals (sorry, Nations Cup) should be set down by the UK class association. This is something that we should determine at the inaugural AGM (which I suggest should be in the bar at Datchet during the training weekend in April).
For 2007, the class association has not formally played a role in determining other aspects of the Nations Cup (venue, number of days, number of races) as it doesn't exist. Therefore, I believe that the question of discards should be between the organisers and the people planning to sail, and should be determined in the way that we've agreed on the other issues.
As chair of the not-yet-formed UKF16A, I'm quite happy to dictate an answer on this point - but I bet I don't need to, and I'd like to hear some other opinions first anyway.
Paul