Oh, I think this is a very positve move and hope it gets support world wide.

I think the those aussie A class sailors probably fill out 7 of the top ten spots at a worlds and generate a huge portion of the fleet that arrives in a container.

The development nature of the A class, @ of Money to play the game, the huge skill level differences, the huge travel distances to manage, and the level of interest in the class at competing at the state of the art level, regional and club level are huge variables. ...

I think the Aussie A class has it right... I hope the trend continues. There are a lot of A class sailors who get flushed from the class for all sorts of reasons... I believe that big fleets where they would find themselves racing again might actually grow the class particpation numbers.

I fully expect that I have a minority view in the states.