Awesome, I love it! I thought you all would bite, but I didn't think you would bite that hard. Actually I was having a lot of fun with my post related to the “future of sailing” and boy did you guys take it line, hook, and sinker. Of course Wouter’s response was predictable as usual; however I was not expecting him to actually say something positive about Hobie.

Actually we just had a big demo day in our area with cats and the Islands, and many many of the people who tried the Island (including some expert cat sailors) absolutely loved the Island. We had about 15 knots of winds so it was great conditions for the Island. Our sailing club already has several members that will be racing with Islands. So when there is no wind on the race course the Islands can pull us cat sailors back to shore.

Is the future of sailing in the Island, maybe not fully but it is for sure part of the future of sailing. I can tell you our local dealer is selling a ton of these things and what’s amazing is many of these purchases are by very experienced sailors.

Also is the Hobie 16 the future of sailing, well for sure, it will continue to be a part of the future of sailing. We just had a guy locally that sails a Super Cat and races other exotic cats (including an A Cat) go for his first sail on a H16. He sailed the H16 in 20 knots of wind and told me he had the time of his life. I am still amazed after all these years the H16 is still going strong and will continue for many years to come for sure much to the benefit of the multihull sailing community. I know you all do not like to hear this but oh well get over it. And I still can’t understand why you all want to kill such a strong multihull class, when you keep talking about promoting the sport. Your hatred of Hobie really has blinded many of you on this forum.

Just relax, take a deep breath, and go sailing. You all just need to get over your hatred of Hobie and realize Hobie is good for the sailing community and for the future of sailing. What Performance Catamaran Co., and other sailboat manufactures are doing in general is of course also great for our sailing community. Really are we a community of multihull sailors or just a bunch of biased, negative sailors, stabbing each other in the back?

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