BTW, of those boats maybe six were new. I don't think Hobie US gives a hoot whether or not US dealers import Tigers.
The H20 does not really sell anywhere outside the US and 6 boats is not enough to keep a production line for. Hobie does not make any of the fiberglass boats in the US. They are made now at Hobie Australia and imported, and I would believe they have no interest in making the 20. All the other Hobie fiberglass models come out of Hobie Europe.
Matt Miller could probably shed some more info on things, but Hobie is just concentrating on the rotomolded stuff that is making them money.
Hobie is essentially out of the cat market except for the plastic boats, Performance is now owned by a European group and may or may not be doing anyhting with their manufacturing. Even Vanguard is now owned by an English Company. Sailing in the US seems to be looking even bleaker than normal unless some of these groups can come up with a way to infuse some interest in the sport. But hey with our Hip-Hop gangster culture it may be difficult.
