One thing you can't deny is Hobie has the dealers and marketing power- I can see them selling this as an "A cat for the masses", they haven't had an (accepted anyway) good single hand boat for sale here in the US (other than the Wave Rick!) since the demise of the old Hobie 17 so this may be the "replacement" of that boat? It was quite popular here at one time- And here in the US Hobie has "Gone it alone"- ie "their" Hobie sanctioned regattas allow ONLY "Hobies" to participate so that's another selling point in the US.

Kirt