Sam - Michael,



I know both of you personally and I agree with both of you. Perhaps it is a non-important issue that the ruling figures in NAHCA think they need to be more Hobie-centric and I will continue to participate in Hobie events while they will continue to have me without these silly rules. I’ve been a full fare member of NAHCA (I’m having doubts about doing that again) so why in the world should I have to provide my own time/score keeper? I certainly don’t remember them saying, “oooo, sorry, you don’t have a Hobie, we don’t want your money”. If NAHCA wants to curb x-boat participation in these events, at the very least, they should not accept our membership dues.



I came into NAHCA the same identical way Michael did at Nigel's Spring Fever. Consequently, this is where I met both of you the first time BECAUSE it was an open event. Like Michael, I was also on the brink of buying a Hobie as a result of my recent exposure to Hobie one design racing. I gotta tell ya, I'm not real excited about buying a boat to expand my ability to race in Hobie events because of the position NAHCA has recently taken. Even though it probably won’t come to fruition at the ground level, I feel like an organization that was warm and fuzzy with my x-boat paying dues and showing up at their regattas has spit in my face. I wonder how many x-boaters joined NAHCA at events like Spring Fever as Michael and I did?



As I’ve said in some other posts, I’m more disappointed in this topic because I don’t feel that it’s a healthy move on the part of NAHCA for NAHCA or the catamaran sport in general.