For the F-18 to fill the Olympic Role it would have to do one of two things. 1) become a strictly controled one-design development class. 2) Have one of the current F-18's selected as the new one design Olympic multihull class. Choose the Hobie Tiger, Nacra Infusion, Capricorn, Taipan 18, Bim X4 or some other active F-18 that has a strong class association and the strength and willingness to support an Olympic effort. The Hobie Tiger probably comes the closest along with maybe Nacra to being able to meet those needs. In doing so, I believe that ncik is correct, that it would undermine the F-18 class as a whole. It probably would not destroy the F-18 class, but it would cause strife within the class as well as put a great deal of pressure upon the chosen class. This might also drive a wedge between the chosen class and the rest of the F-18 class. Lasers have done well since its selection as an Olympic class, but it is a tightly controled one design class, not a development or one-design development class. Whereas there is a great deal of inconsistency between boats, blades, boards, sails and masts, a laser is a laser.