Rolf --

Nacra donated the SL 16s last year for use in the Youth Championships. They were carried over into this year. (I don't know where they were stored.) Last year there were 20 youth teams on a rotating system. But the organizers switched it to only 10 teams -- I guess to give the teams more racing time. In any case, the 10 teams were selected by resume'.

Art Stevens has been pushing the SL 16 effort as the youth boat for a few years now. John Williams was the regatta organizer for the multihulls.