Am I getting confused or does that mean AHPC will be supplying the boats three years in a row? And Viper two out three? Are the US and other builders just not interested?
It's not a question of interest - it's a question of being able to sell the boats after the events. Since the Alter Cup committee has shown a distaste for the Hobie 16 (and presumably the Wave), those boats are out - for the time being. Hobie is not (yet) going to supply Wildcats, since they are selling all they can import. Tigers are dead - there's not a hope in hell of selling 10 of them this year. There's not much else left besides AHPC products.
Not all of members of the AC committee are against the H16, but you are correct and there is a significant bias. The Hobie Wave was seriously considered but the Viper seemed an obvious choice.
As for the other providers... we would love to be put in a position of having to choose but from I've seen to date we are lucky to simply have someone step up and say they will do it, and for the past 3 years it's been Fun In the Sun/AHPC. Yes there was Hobie 16 offer but that was before my time
