I have to agree the Tiger is a cool racing machine. I have a Hobie 18 Magnum in a Fleet where we have at least a dozen h-18s. About two years ago, about five went over to the Tiger side and the boat has been a blast. I've raced with my bud, Jon at both H-18 one design and F-18 class races, and they've always been a blast. Certainly this boat is a nice step-up for experienced sailors.

I must have missed the email offering a special price on these boats, so I stayed with the Hobie Magnum, and I keep on rationalizing to myself that it's really what I need: A comfortable, dry, stable boat. But, it's kind of hard to keep your chin up when your buds sail by you and beat you to the next downwind beach bar (I can stay up with them on a beat) by at least fifteen minutes on a one-hour run.

I understand you can get wings for them; I guess that would put it up to about $15k. We already slide them in the water off the trailer and hook them up to a mooring pin to reduce wear.

A great boat; I just have to figure out if it's worth the $15k to me because I wouldn't cruise on one of these things without wings anymore.

Wyatt