Probably worthy of another thread - but we're at a cross roads as a class. If the boat prices stay as high as they are (over $20k due largely to the carbon stick), new boats simply won't sell and the class prognosis is eventually terminal. If the price can be made lower with an Aluminum mast AND it could be made as competitive as the carbon stick then new boats will sell and although the class could be damaged by the addition of a carbon mast, it won't necessarily have a terminal outlook.