As a Hobie-16 owner (and as a person with a bald, hairless head), its OK to toss the occational friendly 'insult' at us, as long as you are generally a kind person. A little humorful banter is fun. And Hobies are an easy target.

Most folks understand how to give a friendly ribbing. But there are always a few "socially-challenged" individuals, whose attempts at humor lack much skill. A gentle public reminder for rare mistakes, and a private e-mail to repeat offenders should work in most cases. I don't think we need to consider the gallows, but the peasants-with-pitchforks crowd might consider this entertaining.