The story down at the Rolex is that the RC did NOT recieve enough preregistrations to warrant a split in the two classes. Many of the boats showed up and registered on site. With the 1st place boat in each class recieving a Rolex watch you can probably understand their position. Just another good reason to preregister.
On another note in a breezy race it is not so very difficult to beat spin boats on a well sailed H16. We have seen it quite often. Canandagua, Statue of Liberty are just a couple of events that come to mind. Think about Kiki and his 16 down there when the Inters first showed up. And come to think of it try beating a classic Ol' Shark in light air!
