Robi,
As I said, there are no SL 16 owners yet. The idea is to make it more attractive to people to want to buy them after the U.S. Youth Nationals by letting them know in advance that there are going to be groups they can sail with.
The F16 class should make some sort of flyer that can be handed out at the Youth Nationals, inviting SL16's to participate in all the F16 events, and especially in that big California event you have all been talking about.
Why should the F16 class go through all the leg work? WHy not the future SL16 class/owners make the effort and put in a request to be grandfathered into our class? Seems like we the F16 class must always go out of our way to let other into our class. Why cant it be the other way around. TO be honest, I am quite happy with the class currently, yes it would be better to have more boats. But why should I go out of MY way to invite them? Let them be invited and let them ask for the invitation.
I think Eric already stated that the SL16s will be welcomed. The youth multihull championships is on the west coast. So I would assume that is where it will all start. I think this is a matter of the SL 16 class and NOT of the F16s
