Barry, my original post went on & on about how much fun sailing & racing is for me, *except* for when I race W-L only courses. I don't need to have a spinnaker to have fun on my boat, I have plenty of fun on my boat in whatever configuration it is - unirig solo, unirig with a couple of kids, sloop solo, sloop with crew, or spi (soon). When I get a spinnaker, I may mind the W-L only courses less, but that doesn't mean it's right for the majority of the non-spi racers that we have in catamarans.