After so many years of being THE Leader in the catamaran sailing community, It distresses me a great deal to see you justify the direction your company is taking by comparing yourselves to so many followers. [/quote]

Come on, we could make the same list with automobiles. The Camaro/Firebird had a lot of supporters, too, but GM dropped that one. That list tells the whole story (and why didn't I pick up on the missing Hobies?). Beachcats are not a static market. It all comes down to how many active racers out there are buying new 14s/17s/18s/20s, because ONLY the active racers are buying them. Clearly not enough for Hobie. If you want to change their mind, build the fleet and find 20 new buyers a year (is 20 enough?). And don't let those 20 guys buy any of the dozens of decent used boats...