If NAHCA had firmly not allowed other x-boats to participate, those x-boaters have to do something so they have somewhere to race. They would create their own organization.
Hi Jake
A little bit of history. Hobie fleets did not screw up and invite open class to their events... They invited open class becasue they NEEDED more sailors to compete so that their HOBIE events would be economically viable. They were our friends as well and the attitude of the more the merrier trumped the hobie religion. Many fleets merged into regional cat clubs or folded
NAHCA and Hobie had nothing to do with approving changes... they just are powerless to stem the tide of people doing what it takes to run succesful events and go racing.
