I don't disagree but the rudders are not why he was last.

I think that is a reasonable risk we take whenever we get new folks to participate in any sport. Some will go away saying it isn't worth the extra effort and others will take the challenge like Patrick Green did. I would prefer to race (and get my butt kicked) with Patrick Green on a boat that handles nicely, than beat 20 wankers on "stock" boats, none of which are exactly the same.

I don't think it is healthy to dumb the fleet to the lowest denominator. An optimized platform within reach of the new guy, and that is very ridgidly administered makes more sense.

Some of you keep bringing up the fact that HCC never intended the Wave to be a racer. That is an absolute truth. As such, why is there any resistance to the IWCA version , as the official "Race Wave"? I'm not sure why we are even debating this.

No offense intended toward the "wankers", BTW.