Let me pre-empt my following statement by saying that I would currently consider myself impartial about the comptip on Hobie catamarans but that I would prefer to not have one on my racing cat. Referencing the recent Catamaran Sailor article where two guys were electrocuted while moving an old Hobie 16 without a comp tip, I do wonder though how you address the claim that Hobie has had no reported electrocutions on boats equipped with them. That statement sure made me reconsider my position against the comp tip.


Jake Kohl