Well mary, shall I cross over first then ? (I'm out of time you see)
In basis you have got a point and you always had. I enjoy OD racing as much as other types of racing, but don't ask me to prefer one of the other as I really don't know what to choose. It is like getting up in the morning and deciding what to wear. Today it is white tomorrow it is black. There never is one right shirt for all days and it is the same with cat racing. I enjoy OD for what it is and I enjoy Open class racing for what IT is. Both have advantages and drawback and it often comes down to the day or the particular personal situation which form suits a person best. And often that person will switch over a few time during his or her life. I may haow did you go on sailing waves ? When you started there wasn't a fleet of 10 boats yet ! And yet for some reason you decided that the wave was attractive to you, to be prefered by you over say H16 or A-cat. Some try to think away that element that makes us all individuals in favour of forcing us in the perfect world of another human being.
So end with the statement (not a question anymore)
"If my perfect world then same as yours ?"
"Or can/should I demand everybody sails F16's because THAT would suit me best ?"
"Or should we just have multiple perfect worlds life side by side ?"
Wouter
Wouter Hijink Formula 16 NED 243 (one-off; homebuild) The Netherlands