tdgeek:

 

In F1 back in the day, when a car came out with turbo, tyres or wings etc they were totally dominant until the others caught up or the devices were banned.

 

That's exactly why I stopped watching the V8s. Instead of innovating, they simply banned. Too many rules made all the cars more or less the same, regardless of brand. That approach kills innovation and moves the competition from design and innovation to being all about the driving. Boring!

By all means, allow a challenger to propose a challenge in foiling boats, but don't limit them to a class which must have specific dimensions, weights etc. When the rules start introducing a crew weight limit, they've gone too far.