I don't know about down here in laid back Florida, but when I used to race mono's in New England, most classes were a little -snooty- about talking to other classes. Some of the "rock stars" in the J-24 class wouldn't give a weekend hack the time of day either, that is, unless you wanted to buy their used sails...They were too cool to talk to a wanker. But don't take my word for it, just log onto Sailing Anarchy for a good dose of mono racer head-up-assness...

I've never seen that attitude in cat sailors, except once in a while on this board, but never at a regatta.