Thanks for the info Jake, I do appreciate it as I'm still learning alot about cats. I love the tech aspect of the A class, but that won't get me spinnaker experience. The design of the F20 has changed my whole outlook for the future, it has given me something to be inspired to work toward.
That advice was from Ashby himself, but I want to try and get some spinnaker work in to re-earn some respect from my relatives anyway, which is what got me out of interest in the A cat. And all my relatives never let me forget that they all did it in Fireballs.
The path to the F20 isn't down the A class alley, but I'd love to give the A class a few years in the future....