While Hobie Cat company support is quite large (and important), the areas with the highest success level have strong local dealers.

If the dealers aren't telling boat buyers about the fleets, that's a whole lot of new blood we never even get to see.

Not sure if this is a company-driven thing, but there is a strong (as in, intense) perception that Wave and Getaway sailors would never want to race, and we rarely see them contacting the local fleets, or showing up to events (fun days or races) in most parts of the country.

EDIT: Jeremy and I posted simultaneously. As he mentioned, some places in the country are stronger, but even there, I'd bet the percentage of plastic boats showing up is a tiny fraction of the total sold.

Mike