To me, staying home just says, "If I can't have it my way all the time, I'm not playing." That is very a pre-adolescent attitude, and is very hurtful in the long run. You'd get a lot more respect if you showed up and demonstrated through your actions that you're serious about making it work in the future. To me, that's not "giving in," it's making an effort to help the thing evolve.
Glad to hear you want things to evolve... especially if the outside the class IWCA group would just change... and conform to our way of doing things.
How about addressing an issue that actual HCA class members want changed before addressing the very small number of HCA Wave racers concerns.
How about a report on this motion at the NAHCA meeting that actually comes from class members who WANT to invite the F18's.
Implementation of F18 Fleets in HCA regattas
To make an F18 fleet beneficial to the HCA there needs to be rules to follow. We do not want the HCA to become an open catamaran organization, but we still need to be progressive.
1. The fleet hosting the regatta must have Tigers or Wildcats in it.
2. F18 sailors must pay an insurance premium ($15 to be paid to the HCA) at each regatta to allow F18 sailors to be covered by the HCA’s insurance policy. No weekend memberships. Or have a non-voting membership category for those members that do not own Hobies. Tiger and Wildcat owners should join the HCA. If most do not join then the HCA does not need to have F18’s at its regattas. Non-Hobie owners should not be voting members of the HCA.
3. Tiger’s could also be scored for Tiger points.
4. 2 year trial period. Review policy at that time.
My understanding is that it was tabled. It's basically the same issue as the Waves. Formula Waves versus HCA Waves. Formula 18's versus HCA Hobie Tigers.
