To clarify some misconceptions on the Wave that are floating about in this thread...

The boat was not designed as a rental. Its concept is an entry level cat. It works really well as a rental though. That is why some here are confused about it.

Its primary market is not rental. We sell most to private parties, but we "own" the rental market!

Except for a VERY short offering of a Mylar option in the mid 90's, the factory stock sail has always been Dacron and the same pattern. Some slight production variances are being used as an excuse to claim we keep changing the shape. We have been cutting sails with a digital plotter cutter since the mid 90's, so the sails are very consistent.

The stock replacement sail is not more expensive than most of the "custom" sails being pushed.

The stock sail has shown to be competitive in IWCA racing per Rick's own comments on the subject.

The bigger rental places do use stock sails and recognize the benefit of their durability and Hobie coloring. We do sell a white rental sail, so many of those out there are also factory sails.



Racing classes are not responsible for this boats huge success in the market.

As with all of our cats... owners with racing interests have never exceeded about 10% of our market.

The best thing about a Wave is it's simplicity.

We have never pushed this boat as a racing class due to the many restrictions caused by that route. We have always reserved the right to make the boat better and easier to use. Little has actually changed, but the biggest change ever made and best thing for the recreational user was the change to the EZ Loc rudder system.