Is there some reason that the Hobie Wave is not a suitable training boat? I have seen them, looked at them up close, but have not sailed upon one. If I were a kid and you put an opti or a Wave in front of me, I would reach for the wave, no question about it. I know that with Rick and Mary's efforts, it is also a growing racing class. So what is the deal with this as a trainer? Personally, if I were young and with Olympic dreams, I would love a more technical cat such as an F12. But I also at that age would have love to have scaled down Tornado that had a simplified rig. Reduced or no downhaul, fixed jib points, mast limiter instead of positive and negative rotation controls. 12" LOA and 6" beam and I would be loving life.


Tom Siders
A-Cat USA-79
Tornado US775