The original concept was a simple boat... easy and fast to assemble and simple to sail. Less strings, less hardware.

The original tillers extended forward of the mainsheet making it unnecessary to have a hiking stick. That made it impossible for the traditional cat hiking stick. With the change to the EZ Loc rudder system... we had to move the tiller crossbar aft of the mainsheet. You can add a hiking stick, but for the beginner its still better without.

You really need to keep you weight aft anyway in most conditions, so again... no need for a hiking stick. Pitchpole? Heck yeah you can.

The one piece tramp takes some adjustment to get tight, but yeah... three piece is tighter. The one piece was part of the quick rig design for the car topper. You can rig the whole boat faster than you can tension the traditional tramp.

I don't know about boring in good breeze. Down wind is a hoot I think!