Let me reiterate some facts here...

- The Hobie Cat Company is not the Hobie Class Association.

- The Hobie Cat Company is actually two separate companies. One company is based in France and one based in the USA. France is heavily into the Europe scene and Hi Tech sailing. Hobie Cat USA is in a different market and is focusing on building entry level and recreational products. Both companies trade products. By the way, we are doing VERY well at this point. I think we have made the right choices in most cases as a company here.

- The Hobie Cat Companies and The Hobie Class Association are NOT against Open Class racing or Formula racing.

- The Hobie Class Association is... just that... a Hobie Class Association that is here (guided by bylaws) to promote Hobie Class Racing, not open class racing.

It is always amazing to me that, to promote their views, posters tend to bash the other side down instead. Just like our politics here in the U.S. I guess.