And what in the [sentence enhancer] is wrong with that!? His organization was GIVEN free boats from the manufacturer and you expect him to go and give press to their competitor all in the interest of fairness?
Who's he owe his allegiance to? The donor?
Shouldn't he be fair to the kids? To make them aware of all the multihull opportunities available to them?
Like I said, how is the North American Youth Multihull Association committing fraud when they are putting Kids on BOATS that have more than one hull in North America?
When he does it to the exclusion of all other programs (other than his own).
Is it fraud to not be pushing Hobie when, as far as I can tell, the big H hasn't ponied up anything to his organization?
Why would they, when he is promoting a single product? Hobie Cat has given (and continues to give) a significant amount of $ to the HCA, some of which is directed to the youth programs. They've contibuted a lot in the past - how about the provided boats at the 2004 Alter Cup and the US Multihull Championship in Seacliff, NY?
Oh Lord, the omnipresent H16 defenese argument?
Can you possibly, even fathom that some people DON'T like the H16?
Your words, not mine. I never mentioned the H-16. In fact, I don't want the H-16 w/spin to ever catch hold in this part of the world.
I will repeat the thrust of my arguement for those who continue to try to make this a SL16 vs. Hobie pissing match:
The NAYMA is not living up to their name by promoting a single catamaran class and a single program to the exclusion of all others. By all appearances, it is a personal crusade to promote the SL16 in the United States.Let's get this straight - I DON'T CARE IF THE SL16 IS PROMOTED IN THE US - but don't con me into giving you a donation by naming your organization to imply it supports Youth Multihull Sailing in all of North America.
