I think you guys are really missing the point here...Hobie make Getaways because they SELL!!!! and they SELL because people BUY them... and people BUY them because this is what THEY want. THEY want a boat which takes 5 minutes to rig, takes hardly any time to fix and give them maximum time on the water. it's that simple. It gets many more new people to the water (in a very friendly safe way) and it is the future of sailing and it's biggest hope. out of the thousends of new comers will come the next generation of racers...for sure.