Rolf

I think that if you look at the three big boat classes which have emerged in the EU in the last 3 years, (VX 40, the Decision 35 and the Ventillo M2 (28 feet(, you will find that the common thread is that each class is designed to compete in a major series. Moreover, these are SMOD classes which allows the factory to get behind the effort and promote it as part of their buisness plan.

A Formula 20 class will only get going when you have a race....eg the Worrel 1000 or Tybee 500 which promotes the class, or a high profile buoys series that draws the interest of the pros or serious sailors.

The niche for a formula 20 is for sailing teams 360 and up! While I fit that boat.... I am not sure how many teams are out there for this niche.

(The Tornado and F18's are sailed by the same sized teams... IMO... essentially a Pro class and an amatuer class in the F18s with some cross over)