-As Hobie Cat Co and the HCA-NA publically stated many years ago that they would not support the Wave as a racing class, therefore they have effectively given up their rights to input or control of the "racing rules" the Waves operate under. (IMHO, this was the crucial and pivital decision/mistake by HCC, IHCA, and the HCA-NA. It must be reconized, acknowledged ... and lived with ...)
Harry Murphey
Good Point
So I put forth this compromise .... Hobie Waves be allowed to compete on a provisional basis under IWCA rules. Harry Murphey
Good Plan
A joint committee of Hobie Cat Co, IHCA and the IWCA review the modifications/improvements for cost and manufacturability w/ the purpose of arriving at a Wave configuration suitable for racing at a minimal cost
Harry Murphey
Leave IHCA and the Company out of it and let HCANA & IWCA sit on the committee. This is a USA issue, and the sailors need to work it out without undue influence from the factory.
It is time for the sailors to do what is best for sailing just as the company does what is best for business. Understanding that the two almost never run at right angles, they do not always run in a parallel direction.
Let's remember that the H16 has benefited from many improvements developed by racers that were later incorporated by the Hobie Cat Co into their production runs.
Harry Murphey
Another good point that some people at the company seem to have lost touch with.
