I was talking to my wife (crew) last night about the "X" class controversy while we were discussing planning the regattas that we would be attending next year. I told her that I thought the ultimate goal of the Hobie Assoc. was to get as many people as possible sailing Hobies. What she then said made me write this post. What would happen if we all switched to sailing Hobies. Would the boats get faster? Would the prices go down? Would quality go up? Would we continue to get new technology? I suspect just the opposite would happen. Competition is good. It keeps prices down and quality up. We need to embrace new designs and ideas because everyone wins. So what would happen if we all sailed Hobies?