Seems like Hobie is already building four cats in the range we are talking about the Castsy @ 3.1 mtr., the Advance @ 3.6 mtr., the bravo @ 3.66 mtrs, the Teddy @ 3.91 mtr. Five if you count the Wave at just outside our range @ 3.98 mtr.
With all these boats offered you would think the void would be filled but obviously its not...I would venture to say these boats are aimed at resort rentals as much as individual boat owners.
Again, obviously none of these boats have the "magic" necessary to entice new kids in the numbers everyone seems to think are possible.
As adults we may look at these boats and think if we had one 25 years ago as a pre-teen we would have thought they were really cool...to youth of today they probably look like overgrown bath tub toys. Today’s youth have grown up with extreme sports as the norm...things that were unheard of 10-15 years ago. So it doesn't surprise me at all when they don't get all excited about a lack luster product that was designed to be idiot proof in a rental fleet scenario.
They are buying products like the "WE" and Apple "I pods" ...not boats that look like they were designed and built by kiddy toy Manufacturer Fisher-Price ...
