As far as I can see, this class is working really well. The results show that there's nothing in it between the boats, so we get good competitive racing. At the same time, people are happy to believe that there's something to be gained by having one boat rather than another, so we get a good competitive market with multiple manufacturers putting a lot of money back into the sport.
Have a look at the Hobie/Nissan videos at La Torche and tell me that that's not good promotion for the sport as a whole. Now would we see that kind of interest if the manufacturer of the winning boat didn't get bragging rights?
