Hobie Cat Sales / Sails are up...
I don't know what the rest of the industry is doing about making new sales and creating new sailors, but we are now in our 8th straight year of growth in Hobie Cat domestic sailboat sails. -Matt
I think the main problem for cat sailing is the almost complete devotion to racing that is going on.
- kieth
Matt how do these two statements square up, what type of boats are selling well?
Hobie seem to be selling two distinct models, the racing boats (Tiger FX1 etc) and the leisure boats (Wave, Getaway etc).
I will hazard a guess that it is the leisure models that are selling well, This squares with your other statement that Kayak sales are up, you only sell leisure orientated (plastic) Kayaks.
