Matt,




I plead guilty to that. My appologies.

Everybody please note that when I wrote Hobie Corp in the posts I was intending to refer to the OD minded sailors and organisations that have expressed dismay or bewilderment at Open class or Formula racing.

In my defense I do express that sometimes it is unclear when somebody is speaking as a private sailor or as an official for a corporation of organisation. I guess in a way this applies to myself as well. Just in case these are all my private views and not ones of the NMBR-system or Formula 16 class.

With regard discussing these topics I think we can disagree with a passion without disrespecting one another. I have volunteered for RC work for Hobie (only) events even when I never owned a Hobie cat in my life and will do so in the future without a doubt. I respect them even when I passionately disagree with them on occassion.

Last point ; I'm not bashing individual persons or organisation per se but rather mindsets and policies. I think we all agree that neither of the last two things have feelings and that both are very much items subject to debate. I accept I played on the person in mr Skidmore's case but then again I'm willing to take no less in return and mr Skidmore expressed an mindset that indeed was the eternal rumour on the beach over the years among devoted OD sailors. At one time somebody has got to call a spade a spade and tell the truth. Of course mr Skidmore expressed a danger about the use of exotic materials that was obviously wrong; he should have researched the matter better.

Wouter