I agree that knowing manufacturing defects is a major plus imo when boat shopping, it lets people know what to look for in a new or used boat. I am also confident that the big 3 builders will handle the issue in the proper manner, and posting on a forum isn't going to hurt individual support.

To this end, I would like to point out that the Wildcat entered in this years Tybee broke an average of 1 daggerboard per day. Hobie is supposed to inspect the broken boards in order to strengthen them etc. No other major issues with the boat to my knowledge. '

Finally, how much real structural analysis (Ansys etc.) is being applied to these boats? AHPC supposedly does a lot, what about the other manufacturers?