this said, I found out that Greg Thomas and Jacques Bernier represented very well the Hobie brand. Fantastic sailors, very friendly and giving a lot of tips (in other words, no rock stars). On the top of that, good sportmanship after the OCS, run ALL the races (even if they did not need to) which shows some respect to the other competitors and the organization. Wether they are paid or not does matter too much for me.