Does Hobie have an F16 compliant boat? Or F18 compliant other than Tiger? forgot about the Wildcat

I am of the opinion that any well-run regatta that gets a lot of boats on the water is good for all "brands", as non-beachcat sailors (and some non-sailors) will see a bazillion boats on Charlotte harbor one weekend and say "huh, maybe I should see what the hub-bub is about..."

I'd venture a guess that many of us came from leaner fleets originally, and found out that beachcats were fun through a regatta or some other sailing event where beachcats were around? And we then went on and bought one (or two, or three...)

And it is nice to know that there are still folk willing to put up with the hassle and low margins to be a boat dealer these days.

You build support with a good product, but even better service.