At the Rolex regatta in St. Thomas, this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, a stange decision caught beach cat racers by surprize.
With 9 non spinnaker and 3 spinnaker beach cats registered, the RC, under protest by beach cat sailors, decided to have one class.
Further, the RC decided that the Portsmouth Numbers for spinnaker and nonspinnaker beach cats, are such that the respective classes are all numerically equal under one rating system.
The spinnaker boats where two Tigers from Puerto Rico and one I-20 from St. Croix. There was no spinnaker boats from St. Thomas.
In other words, the RC concluded that a Hobie 16 ( non spin) sails in the same class, and competes, with the F-18's and I-20 spin boats.
Only one set of awards will be given,....hmm,..I wonder who will win
A P-19MX and I-17 refused to race against spinnaker boats and pulled out.
Isn't this unbelievable?
Comments?

regards,

Bruce
St. Croix