I agree with Rolf that we tend to use boat clubs instead of traliers. Most clubs here are non profit and are run by their members, the land is rented with a vey low fee, a membership with access to club house, parking space for the boat cost around 200 euros for a year. You need to do one day of work to fix the club after the winter and one day of work to prepare the club for the next winter.

In Sweden most power lines in the city are in the ground, to reduce the risk of electric shocks and magnetic fields. The problems with LOW voltage power lines hanging around are few and they are insulated which means that you will not get fried if the mast touches them.

My experince on comptips.
My first Hobie 16 was a brand new US build boat from 1989. I started racing with it but had speed problems. After changing the comptip mast to a 1 kg lighter aluminium mast and a new Hobie cat europe sail the speed was ok. I later changed to a French build Hobie 16 (1991) and are now sailing my third Hobie 16 (2005). My choice right now would be an Australian built Hobie 16, but it is a bit expensive to import it.

/håkan