I am sure you support is greatly appreciated. Seeings as you said the boat is not for you (I took it as beneth you)
No, not beneath me. I like more performance than the wave can provide, that's all. A simple non-trapeze/no-spi boat is a good thing to have as a class.
[...rant...] but thanks for chiming in pepin.
Sure, you're welcome. As an outsider with no interest in any of this I was just providing my opinion.
And for the record I used to live in the US (California, SF Bay) and sailed a Hobie Cat 16 for years in the bay, in Santa Cruz or on the Lexington reservoir when sailing solo. When I approached my local HCA F16 fleet I was told I could not join because my boat was not class legal (no comtip). I was not going to cut my mast and buy a new comtip to have the privilege of having an inferior boat just so I can participate in a couple of events every year.
