Whoa, that really is a surprise. I've been hearing that in my area the Hobie 20 is an extremely strong class and interest in it is continuing to grow, with Div III events drawing 10 to nearly 20 H20s. I've even heard that some of the H20 sailors came from Tigers! Maybe it's a way of Hobie trying to steer folks back to the Tiger.
34 boats in '06 and 33 boats at the '05 Nationals obviously has no weight in the Hobie US decision, BTW, of those boats maybe six were new. I don't think Hobie US gives a hoot whether or not US dealers import Tigers.
