If the this "pinnacle of the sport" was run for the sailors, I would be all for finding the best, most challening, most exciting gear to showcase our sport. The games are not for the sailors unfortunately, it is about media and running the event itself. The event have grown to be larger than the participants and their "friendly" competition. Forget about the olympic ideals, think event management and media.
That is why the Hobie Tiger makes perfect sense. It is spectactular enough for the media. It makes financial sense for all parties (except the sailors if SMOD prices takes off) and there you have it. As you might have guessed, I am not a big fan of what the olympic games have become.