I had a lengthy conversation on the phone with Todd today, and his arguments for opening up the sail plan to all lofts are compelling, however I still want to do some research and see if the economics of it all works out. Of course, if we do go open sails - then the only way to roll is an owner's class association. Just making sure that that is blatantly clear to everyone.

If we go the SMOD route - 2 things need to happen to make me stay in this camp. First, the cost of the sails needs to come down. The markup on the sails is obscene and everyone knows it. Second, the sails we get can't just be the Vink/Performance sails, sent over and just blindly duplicated by EP without any kind of R&D. You cannot expect Nacra to pony up for sail development for a class that they have abandoned for all intents and purposes.