Tami I'm with you,

Whose best interest is being served?,
is it the hobie 17 sailor that gets to go to a hobie only regatta with his other 2 hobie 17 pals and they get a 1,2& 3rd place for their "Class race" and never have to be tainted with the horrible visual of a brand new x17 made by yyy corporation with all the new innovations that can be put on a 17 foot boat?

I am certain it is not in the best interest of the sport to exclude X% of the sailors from a regatta and all they know about racing. What happens when they organize themselves and then the hobie fleet wants to come play and cant?

News Flash: New catamaran fleet formed all cats except hobies are welcome.

I am personally sick of the "we are better than them and you cant play with us" attitude.

If hobie is the last cat manufacturer standing then when it is time to buy another boat I guess it will be a hobie, or a home built maybe I'll call my new company yyy corporation.