It is a shame that someone who is trying to promote growing a local fleet has his thread hijacked, but same story different year/day here at Catzombiesailor.

It's really basic guys. Not sure why this doesn't stick after all these years:

- Hobie Cat builds and sells Hobie Cats.
- Hobie Cat has a World Wide dealer network selling and promoting Hobie Cat.
- Hobie Cat funds the Hobie Class Association to promote Hobie Cat sailing.
- Hobie Class Association is guided by by-laws to promote Hobie Cat sailing and racing, not open class racing.

Sailing in general has been a very tough business and we have had to change with the times to survive. Our formula worked and we are still in the business of building catamarans after all these years. Ok...that is more due to the MirageDrive and kayaks than anything else, but Hobie Cat production is still strong and supported by this diversification in our product line.

I like this analogy... I started watching "The Walking Dead" over the holidays. The zombies try to eat the remaining living people, wreck their supplies... make a loud noise (like promote building a Hobie Fleet at Catsailor) and they are ALL OVER YOU.

It doesn't help the sport... it tears it down further.