Actually, it wouldn't bother me to see the weight come down over a phased period with specific milestones... not to 140, but maybe 165 over five years, or three kg a year. I know that with a little bit of work, you could lighten most current F18s by three kg at least. Nearly all new boats are coming in one or two kg light already. Or maybe we could look at a platform and crew live-weight combo like other classes do. Seems silly to make a 165 kg team add one kg of boat weight....

Do I want to take on the task of pissing off the class? Hell no. Am I opposed to lowering the platform weight? Hell no.