We sail in a few multiclass events- Madcatter, Wickford, Newport, Hyannis, and HPDO. Part of the reason is exposure to other fleets, especially jr. sailors and college sailors. Does it help bring sailors to our fleet? I think so. I personally want our fleet to be viewed as a high performance one-design fleet with critical mass in New England. I want sailors looking to step into a competitive one-design fleet to see us having close racing with solid numbers and know we are an option. I know when I was looking to buy a boat I looked at what fleets had good turnout at local events- I could care less how many hulls.

We also like multi-class events because we don't have to worry about the logistics- you show and and race. We also like the social scene with friends from other fleets.

Also, Newport and Hyannis are just awesome venues.

One think that's important is that you get put on a course with appropriate boats. We typically share courses with Vipers, 505s, 49ers, and VXones, and that is ok. At Hyannis we share with the J22s and that is also fine because we just sail around them. At BBR we shared a course with the A and B phrf boats and that was a nightmare, especially because of the starting order.