Wouter, I still don't know what you mean by "level racing with the F18's, the biggest class around." Since they are the biggest class around, aren't they racing as a class? They don't allow the F16's to race with them in the class, do they, since you don't fit their class weightwise?

And if you are racing against them on handicap, what difference does it make what sails anybody wants to use and what kind of rating they want to use. I just don't understand this interest in the handicap rating. Must be something different about how you do handicap racing in Europe. Please explain that (briefly).