I too am sad to see these boats being lost to production, but we still have a ton of them out there racing, and have even seen a resurgence of the TheMightyHobie18 racing fleet in our area.
I just want to say that as a regatta organizer for many years, I can always count on Hobie to donate some goodies to our regattas. Also on that note, our local Hobie Dealer, Charlie at Downwind Sails in Myrtle Beach, has been very generous as well. He has been a key part of racing in South Carolina even though the market is not real strong for new boats.
I wish Hobie Cat well in all its endeavors.

david mosley
www.seacats.org

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