So if I turned up to a Shark or shearwater race with a "classic" Tornado, Manta or Quest I could sail for the title?
The fact is the T killed the B racing fleets..
Theoretically yes. Now how many fleets has the F18 caused the demise of?
Thoughts for an olympic cat. Isaf creates a strict one-design hull, built out of wood maybe. All hardware is F18. Isaf supply strict one-design sails and total boat/crew weight is equalised. Crew can race wherever as F18 and set up as an Olympic cat with one-design hulls and one-design sails for the limited number of pre-olymic regattas. Would make olympic sailing cheaper and more widely accessible maybe as well as keeping talented sailors in the F18 fleets.
