The Hobie edict also followed Nigel Pitt's leadership of the NAHCA and that scene ended as a huge upset which caused a lot of those sailors to flip to Nacra's as the clubs rejected the Hobie only deal.
To clarify, Nigel (creator of Spring Fever Regatta) was not in favor of the Hobie-only deal. The way that was written sounded like he was responsible for it.
