Sounds like you have a lot going on there Lee. You were thrown out of a Hobie event with a Hobie boat, that I can see as unfair.

Then, you are complaining about not getting into a Hobie event with a non-Hobie. That's where you're losing me.

This is tough for a lot of people to accept (as the past few years have clearly shown), but genuinely, the Hobie-only policy is NOT about people, it's about the boats. No one wants to turn anyone away, we just want them to come to Hobie events sailing, I don't know... HOBIE CATS?!?!?!?

The irony here is that in this single thread, there are complaints about cat classes not being built, then complaints about a cat class that tried to do something to discourage further splitting of the few Hobie classes that remain...

Rolf is 100% right, and others here have mentioned this important point in other threads. We're very fortunate to have very dedicated volunteers to make the Hobie class a success.

Mike