A random collection of thoughts on the posts over the weekend:

As for the notion that the main reason for IWCA sails becoming open was to standardize the quality of the sails, that doesn’t jive with the concept of adapting the cuts for crew weight. Those are two VERY different goals.

So, are those Hobie-made Mylar sails worth more money now as collector’s items? Matt B, do you have one buried in your pile of other obscure Hobie objects of days gone by?

For those of you who keep asking, we really don’t want to fragment the boats. Having two separate Wave classes at a regatta is like having Hobie 18 and Hobie 18 Magnums. Just dwindles the class sizes, and fewer people show up after a while.

Jack, no one answered your HavaMega question here, but if you search through the other post, it's been answered. The OA decided to not allow IWCA sails. I don't know whether stock sails would have been available for rent, but my sense is that it wouldn't have changed the end result once that decision was made.

H16 comptips and Youth: Let’s make this even easier. If a Youth team wants to race with a pre-comptip boat, let’s let them do it for a year. If they want to stick with it, let’s find them a newer boat that might actually be competitive, and maybe have a grant program to help them buy the newer boat.

I don't think we'd be doing anyone a favor by getting a comptip on an early 80s boat. They’ll most likely be needing to buy a tramp, sails and probably rudders anyway. By the time you add all of that to the cost of one of those boats, you could have something that’s less than 10 years old, with a comptip and in much better overall shape.

Mike