Bart Senior wrote:
Both groups are virtually identical yet they
don't accept each others standards! Absurd!

I wrote the RYA and asked what standards
of these two groups they would accept and
guess what, no answer.

Each of these groups is FOR PROFIT, not
for sailing.g

Right. One group is For Profit, focuses almost entirely on charging
yuppies to train them for sailing their first boat or bare boat
charter and was created about 20 years ago. The other is a Non-Profit
organization that deals with all aspects of the sport, is the National
Governing Body for much of the racing in the US, develops and manages
the handicap systems (IMS, PHRF, Americap, etc) and is over 100 years
old.

I can see why you think they're virtually identical.