Hi, I don't usually post here, as I am afraid of you guys a little bit (I have lurked in some pretty heated discussions....)
Anyway, Bob has his point of setting a max number of races and whether or not thats a good idea for us, is yet to be seen or discussed among the Board of HCA and the RD. I would leave it to them, as they run the class (and always will)
BUT, I will say this: I sailed with my youngest son Jacob 9 years old and 75 lbs, who is usually a big sissy during any wind, and I loaded him up on pop tarts and pepsi throughout the 7 races that day, and I am a hack on my best day, but we did okay, and he actually had an awesome time the entire time we were out there. We stayed upright until the last upwind leg of the last race and even then he was laughing, yelling at me to hurry up and right the boat.
Hard to say whats right and wrong. Depends on if you ask Jacob or not......
Chris Wessels
New Whipping Boy, HCA