The NOR for Coconut Grove Sails and Canvas A Cat races, January 13-17, 2014, has been posted here in Catamaran Sailor web site. There will be a division of the fleet into A Cat Classics and A Cats as described in the NOR. Warren Green, 321 773 2391, wggreen08@cfl.rr.com

What makes an A-Cat a Classic? A certain year of production?

In australia its pre 2004 with an ali mast.

yes and they also handicap race the entire fleet using three ratings. THAT is the fleet building move....

How many alu masted A cats do you foresee trekking to Florida? How many strait board A cats....

The key number is how many competitors do you actually race against. I don't see the wisdom or fun factor in two or three small fleets. The aussies solved the problem by racing a single large fleet on handicap for their NAs and trophied divisions as well.

I would think it would be older a-cats with carbon masts and straight, non-canted boards like a Boyer MKIV. I do not know of many aluminum masts out there.