A world with only Performance catamarans would be just as bad. In fact, I think that Performance and Hobie have become a little too dominate in the US. However, I have not heard about any other catamaran associations suggesting that other boats ("X" boats in this case) who attend their regattas be treated in a manner different then the sponsoring club. While Hobie has every right to do this, it's their party, I don't think that it is positive step in the right direction. My hope is that what we heard about "X" class sailing was just talk and we will continue as it has been in the past, but the idea that some people would have these feelings is disturbing. Do you think that Lake Hartwell and the Cat Fight would be so well attended if the organizers made it known that they were going to favor one type of boat over others, and that those other boats should supply their own scoring, etc...?