Matt, the boat doesn't matter - it was solely the controversy involved.
I disagree - it certainly mattered to Brent. I'll bet it matters to a significant number of readers of this forum.
Brent, we chose the Hobie 16 in 2004 and we had a full fleet
That's not quite true. The results are no longer available on-line, but I recall a lot of the qualifiers decided not to come and you were scratching to fill all the spots a couple of weeks before the event (I know, since I almost got in by petition at the last minute).