Rob-

I read the post. But I apparently "read it" a little different (ie. interpreted it differently) from you. You indicate the post is "how to include other boats, not exclude" but the post says: "But all area championships should be Hobie only events. The NAHCA should search out and work with fleets willing to host these area championships." The terms "all" and "Hobie only" are pretty specific, although I admit "should" is not "will be". But it is this type of terminology that is leading some people to feel this post is exclusive rather than inclusive.

Also, the stipulation that there "should be only one start for all non-Hobie boats" is also exclusive, NOT inclusive- it states essentially that NO Hobie shall start with ANY "non-Hobie" and regardless of how many, or varied, the "non-Hobies" are they "should" be kept to one start. Is the assumption then that all Hobies will get their own one-design class start? So I guess if I had shown up at the last Dallas regatta with my Hobie 14 turbo I would have gotten to race---- WHO? There was a Hobie Getaway there and ALL the other Hobies (to the best of my memory) were 18's (a few), 16's and 20's. Would the Getaway and I even get to race against each other? How would we do this as "one designs"? If we race each other then we would be a "Hobie handicap" fleet and now the Dallas Hobie Fleet WOULD have to "provide" a person to keep times, right? Or would we each start by ourselves and sail around the course by ourselves, just in the name of "one designess"?? I don't think that will really support Hobie OR cat sailing in general.

So please clarify how NAHCA proposes to handle my Hobie 14 turbo, the Hobie 14, the Wave, the Trifoiler, Hobie 18SX, Hobie 17sport, Hobie 21, Hobie 18 magnum, Hobie 11, Hobie 33, Hobie 25, Hobie Hawk, (Should I really keep going??), etc. that show up at the next "Hobie" regatta all with one boat each?



Kirt-

(Also Prindle 15 and 18 as well as the Hobie 14t).