My understanding is that the Hobie sails have settled down and haven't had significant changes in many, many years.
The current "need" to have an open sail rule is really about sailor weight, as I understand it.
I always find that one to be pretty funny. It is something used to argue the idea of open sail maker use on the Wave... The fact is, the Wave sail design has NEVER changed since day one. Slight variations in production
may have occured, but we never made changes to shape or patterns.
Using some slight inconsistency in our production as an excuse to make much more dramatic changes in shape due to a personal desire always strikes me as absurd. It is what it is... some guys want to buy more power for an edge when racing and sail makers are happy to get their toe in the door.
