Why can't Hobie just have a seperate iwave class at the regattas?
I personally love the idea that one can get a boat that is built by a reknown manufacturer, alter it to suit themselves, and still race and compete.
After watching American Chopper, I thought the US led the way for "custom" anything. Seems you do unless you purchased a wave.
C'mon Hobie, encourage this, you'll sell more boats and get the younger sailors back into multi's.
It makes no difference to me what you do, being an Aussie Nacra sailor, but to see all of Ricks hard work frowned upon by the "purist" manufacturer is very dissappointing, I bet since Rick has been making the conversion kits for the wave, Hobie has sold more waves.
I even considered buying one in Australia.
Anyway, I hope you can all find a solution, I'm rooting for you Rick,good on you mate.
Chocko