+1, and besides it's a well known fact J24 drivers are pure rif raf. :-)
You guys need to get out more. What Bob said was the furthest from my mind when I read the prior post, and may (hopefully) very well NOT be the case at this event, but there are more than a few examples of where this has happened in the past.
It's not always boats/sailmakers, either. PU has some good stories from people taking "national pride" a bit too far during some past Hobie Worlds.