For example of the "Hooter" would drop the F16 rating unrealisically low. So instead of racing a F18 boat for boat we would be starting almost with the new rigged Tornado.
That might be true in Europe and anyplace that uses Texel, but it is not true in the United States where we use Portsmouth and the headsails are all rated equally.
And what difference does it make anyway? The rating is only important if you are racing on handicap, so if you are racing on handicap under the Texel system, why would you use a Hooter? You would use the spinnaker. Isn't it just a matter of common sense to use the sail that gives you the best rating?
And when racing within the Formula 16 class, you could use either sail, but with a rule that you cannot use a reacher-type sail upwind.
What is the problem with that? It would be no problem in the United States. In fact, it would be no problem anywhere as long as you are racing as a class, because ratings are not involved -- class rules prevail.
