Hey Mary, That hasn't been a problem for one manufacturer - MYSTERE - which is exactly why we sold 30 Mystere 4.3s three years ago and 12 more two years ago - great products at great prices. While we got unbelievably low prices the first year, even after two big price increases the M-4.3 last year was selling new for only $4500 with everything - main, jib, spinnaker and snuffer and all first rate rigging and equipment like Harken black magic blocks and Ronstan auto-ratchets. So it CAN be done; but some manufacturers would rather stop making boats and only CLAIM to be supporting classes than ACTUALLY be doing that by continuing to make boats and grow the long time existing classes. It is such incredible hypocrisy that Hobie claims to support the classes but stops making so many of them! ANY class organization knows that the cardinal rule of a successful class association is to have a builder! Also, using Hobie's feeble reasoning, they should be able to sell the Miracle for only a little more than the 16!