I crewed on a 2004 Hobie 18 (the last one sold, a mere two days before they announced the end of TheMightyHobie18 production). The winds were consistantly inconsistant, making "windward" and "leeward" marks a pointless term. We once sailed upwind to A, upwind to C, and then upwind to the finish line. The Open A (20s and I17Rs) started ahead of us and caught the windshifts differently, after rounding the A mark they had a spinnaker run around C and also to the finish line. My boat also crossed the line while heading from A to C to get a DNF, though we saw the commitee boat. It wasn't flying an "On Station" flag, and neither of us had read the regatta rules before the race stating that the line was always closed. That was a quick way to go from 4th to 9th.

During the Friday postponement I swam over to Josh's M4.3 for a chat. He said he is planning to sell and move "up" to an I17R. If you can get ahold of those parents looking for a M4.3, let them know.

"Cricket", the young girl on the yellow H14T, was pretty impressed with the H14Maxis.

I'm definately in favor of the Blaster over the Spinnaker, as it seems a more versatile sail. I'd like to see a M4.3 with a Blaster against a M4.3 with a Spin in both light and moderate winds.