The EPO rudders I am presently using were sold to me "stock" on my old Hobie 18. The 18 is gone, but the EPO rudders stayed and are proudly on my Wave. So, my Wave must be STOCK since they were sold with a Hobie boat.
Considering these crazy rules that favor the 16 (and one might note that all the rules for all the classes are determined at the National Meeting, held during the H16 Nationals -- perhaps the reason for the demise of the TheMightyHobie18, once my favorite boat) you are referring to Matt, good heavens, isn't it obvious why the IWCA is where it is.
The Hobie Class rules are not determined by the HCA-NA at all - certainly not at our AGM.
The 14, 16, 17, 18 and Tiger are ISAF International Classes. ISAF has the final say on any rule changes.
The HCA-NA may
recommend a rule change.
It then goes to the IHCA Rules Committee (made up of 1 representative of HCC-USA, 1 from Hobie Cat Europe, 1 Alter Family rep (currently Jeff Alter), and two at-large members (Mal Gray from AUS and Erik Olsen from DEN)
The Rules Committee will publish the proposed wording for comment. After receiving comments, the Rules Committee will pass their recommendation (approve / disapprove) to the IHCA Council.
The IHCA Council will vote on the proposed change.
If approved, the change will be recommended to ISAF, who has final say on the International Classes.
