are we playing for fun or to see who is the strongest in VSK?
the latter under the premise of the earlier or the basic principle of sportsmanship and good manors.
Do we want the VTC to be like the EUFA Championleague that biases clubs unwilling to rake up debt or unwilling to sell out to a billionairs.
As a situation developed where teams were abandoned to form ad-hoc teams this was seen as a departure of sportsmanship and good manors.
You do not have to agree with that. But that was the conclusion drawn here. To curb abandonment of teams to form ad-hoc teams,
the most effective measure was put into place. Effective here is not just related to curbing the unwanted behavior but also to the implementation of the measure.
- the measure(s) advances team stability
- the measure(s) assures a verifiable commonality beyond individual capability
- the measure(s) allows deepening of player involvement nationally
- the measure(s) implementation involves little or no human interaction
Nationality / Citizenship / Residence are all verify-able. "Friends", clubs etc. are deemed as not.
If you gather a team, and want to race in or for the VTC you can rest (almost 100%) assured that no team dominates for ever (it may take a change of generation but any nation can bring a winning team sometime). It is statistically improbable that one nation dominates always and for ever.
"Friends" , Clubs etc. can always attract any player they desire to maintain their status quo, nations can't.
In the meantime you can gather any team to sail in any teamracing event where your team is elligible to race.
If you really want to take part in the VTC, if you are not given an exemption, then i suggest to make some more friends so you can have national sub-teams
or you allow teammates to sail in their (a) national team which can take part in the VTC. (Are friends no longer friends when you sail against them?)
NOTE: unless the NOR and or SI of the WTRC explicitly state so, the VTC regulations are not related to the WTRC or any other event for that matter. This includes any
other event where ITBYC or their members play a role. Including ITBYC race-nights etc.