This is a bad thing for the people owning similar boats...their re-sale values plummet when the market is flooded with low-cost/lightly used boats from events.
That is an unintended but real consequence of life in the fast lane.
It should not be the business of race or regatta organizers to contemplate the market value of obsolete equipment.
We see this in all sports where equipment evolves.
Just be happy you had your time at the sharp end of the fleet.
Any residual value is just a down payment on the next platform.
We mere mortals may reap a short-term windfall...what's wrong with that?
The T-class has always been about equipment obsolescense…now will the whole class be obsolete?
I doubt it…it is still the perfect catamaran.
