As someone that has sold quite a few chartered boats at both Hobie Nationals and Worlds it would be helpful if people stopped spreading the(false) rumor that, "Once it's been sailed for a week in that event it's got about two years of use on it." I hear that one every time I try to sell a chartered boat that's in basically brand new condition.

I've bought Tigers and H16's and chartered them out myself and it usually doesn't work out financially--at least for the dealers.