Mark Schneider,

I don't know who keeps perpetuating that myth that Hobie Corp. and PUHCA have a bunch
of staff who go around the country and put on regattas, but it is totally false.
A dealer, a yacht club, a Fleet, or some sailing organization puts in a bid to hold an NA.
If the powers that be feel like it, you get the "honor" of working your a$$ off for several months.
The work is done by the local people who submitted the bid.
They find local sponsors to help defray costs.
Locals donate their boats and their time to set and move marks.
Locals help on the race Committee.
Locals supply the marks.

I worked on the race committee at the 2003 Tiger/20 NA's and there was NO ONE from Hobie Corp. or PUHCA there to help.
Kirk, Mark, Sawyer and many others LOCALS made that regatta happen.
Hobie Corp. just wants to take credit for "ANOTHER GREAT REGATTA" in their advertising.

The U.S. A Class has many regattas including an NA with no factory support.
They have even put on a World Championship in America with no factory support.

The NAF18 holds regattas, regional championships and an NA Championship without factory support.
The iF18 holds regattas and championships all over the world without factory support.

Regattas don't happen without US, the sailors, the ex-sailors, the wannabe sailors, the friends of sailors.

Hobie Corp. and Performance could go out of business tommorrow and there would be NA's next year.

How many monohull regattas are there every year?
Do any of them have factory support?