Hell, I'm the one who has been saying for years now that the US F16 rating should be the same or very close to the F18 rating.

I'm on your side on this one ! <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

I also quoted the elapsed times and here peachy handicap numbers have no influence.

Finishing 18 minutes behind the 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nacra 20 on elapsed time and after 4 hours of racing in light winds doesn't seem to shabby to me. This difference still translates in a winning US-PN F16 rating of 63.7. This is quite close to a the F18 rating at 62.4. In other words it will have to be a BIG drop for it to have an impact on F16 regatta results !

Now back the Nacra 20.

Wouter