Your average Joe doesn't have the $$ or the experience to deal with a spin boat out of the box...
You want more people to play? Keep it simple. Spinnaker boats are not simple.
Very, very correct.
Wow, with a number of the comments here, several of you experts have really added to the greater understanding of problem: F18s and hard-ons. Diabolical factory control. Whoooo. Newbies want in!
I can say unequivocally that efforts to get US SAILING to choose sides between these two classes will fail, and I strongly advise anyone taking a hand in the matter to drop it. The Multihull Council was unanimous on this issue when it first came up years ago; there will be no exclusion of one class association at the request of another.
John, where's the flip side? For whatever reason (looks like many), the two (or more) sides still aren't getting together to come to a solution.
A solution would be some ideas of what will work.
Not going to spend $400 and up for motel, food costs, entry fees to try to figure out regatta instructions.
For seasoned racers in performance boats, I am sure that is no problem. Most of you racing cliches are tight groups who know the game. Newbies are a pain.
