Wouter: Maybe if you and Maugan would stop using the words better and worse when describing the boats. the old fashioned guys would take it better.
Is the NACRA 5.0 a bad boat compared to the Infusion?
Of course not. They are differant. They serve differant people and differant needs.
Hobie built the more modern designs that people were looking for and continue to do so with the Tiger.
The 16 fills a need that is still out there for people that want a simple boat that is great recreation or can be raced against some of the very best sailors out there.
I will be at the H16 NAC this year and I will bet there won't be a tougher cat regatta in this country top to bottom.
You can go at least 50 deep with very good sailors.
When have you been on a starting line with more than 50 one design boats? It's very cool and not about the boat design.
The F18 NAC is also shaping up to be a big regatta with great sailors.
The Wave regatta shown on the front page has 18 one design boats. Not bad boats,just serving a differant need.
They are differant, not better or worse.