I was talking with another catsailor who is a good friend of mine tonight. He's of the same mind as I am.

Going from the T to the Tiger is a step backwards. I'd rather see the 18ht out there. At least those boats are light weight, carbon mast and W/L optimized. Why would those crews want to go to a shorter, narrower, heavier and slower platform besides it being the Olympic boat? IMO, a new platform or a standardized VX20 type of boat is the ticket. Availability isn't great, but between now and 2016, I don't think there would be a problem. Once the boat is announced, you'd see teams start development immediately. By the time 2016 rolls around, you could have a faster and more entertaining platform to watch.