I know my own visits/posts to the board went way down once I learned how to sail the boat. Not that I know everything by any means, but when you get to the finer points, its harder to express and learn in a forum.

Also, those old posts are a good source of information if you do a search. Many topics are already covered, so there is no need for a new thread.

Also, in my own club, most of the new F16 people are converts from other/larger boats, so they are already well along the learning curve.

Finally, just my .02 on the occasional arguments going on in this forum...it's part of the reason I joined the class and bought a F16. After reading the forum for a while, I thought "these guys are just ornery enough to make this F16 thing happen...."