It seems to me that the only people that have a problem with other boats are the people that DON'T own hobies. Every place I go the Hobie people go out of thier way to invite and welcome all catamarans. Sure, there is pressure to join fleets and race this boat or that, but that is not a Hobie-only concept. Everybody wants everyone else to sail the boat that they sail. It is not Hobie that makes Hobie racing successful, it is the people that run the local fleets and organize the regattas that make it thrive.

I agree that a world with only Hobies would not be the best thing, but a world without Hobies would be no better. What do you people want? Do you want Hobie to go out of buisness so good ol' Preformance can step up and run things like they should be run? What would the world be like if they had a monopoly? What if Performance went out of buisness too? That would open the door for Bill Roberts. He's a good guy. No way would he try to make a profit. He would just give away ARC's and Supercats just to make us happy. But wait, that wouldn't work either. Not everybody likes ARC's or Supercats. Some people like NACRA's, some like Inters and yes some people, including myself like Hobies.



P.S. I've owned and raced NACRA's and Prindles too!