Rhodysail(Bob Merrick) is right on with his assessment.New classes come and go.you will always have those people jumping from one class to another to keep up with technology,but in the end most of these classes will die out.What is the sense of having the fastest boat, if you have no one to race against.Strong classes like the Hobie 16 & Laser are classics.They have and will continue to endure the test of time.The reason is simple.Great boats simple design emphases on TALENT NOT TECHNOLOGY which is a point current ISAF president Paul Henderson is trying to drive home.In fact in one of his latest statements he gave a vote of confidents to the hobie 16 with spi as an olympic class
Mike Madge