Is it Bob? Or is it progress? Old fiberglass boats are prone to delamination and generally don't look to whippy unless well taken care of. Sure, they can be fixed up with time and effort. Is that what we shall expect from an entry level cat sailor we're trying to woo into racing?

The Getaway looks...like another sailboat, a recreational boat. Why not a specifically designed sporty, entry level, potential racer that is quote indestructable. With new rigging, lines, sails they could feed a novice fleet forever, And feed the high performance fiberglass market.