You know, I have worked extensively in fundraising and with foundations through my profession and though it is not easy, it is attainable to setup sailing foundations and get fundraising efforts together. On another subject, reading though alot of these threads on this issue, it is pretty clear why WE are not taken that seriously. It needs to start here, with us as a group of concerned sailors. We need to get serious and lead the way instead of keeping the role of outcasts, mis-fits and the number of other thoughts given towards the multihull community.
Yes, again I am a US Sailing member and I am so that I can have a voice in this and other issues that concern me and this sport.
Some good points from Mark S.
Another thing that has hurt
us
is the Hobie edict--Hobie way or the highway...I know it really bristled my local yacht club when they heard about it. Of course a company or class can do what it likes...but consequences follow.
WHy don't you layout the
Hobie Edict
for those of us who do not clearly know about it.
The Hobie Edict
, put succinctly, is that Hobie Fleets cannot run
open regattas
and still use the
Hobie
name. This was phased in during 2004 and became Hobie Class policy in 2005.
I you want an extensive read, go here.
BTW, this has nothing to do with US Sailing or Multihulls / Tornados in the Olympics.
Hobie Edict
for those of us who do not clearly know about it.
A regatta sanctioned by the HCA can only have Hobie brand Catamarans - no open classes. At the time, the majority of all our catamaran regattas in the USA were structured under the HCA.
Definately limits participation from any other classes and puts an emphsis on owning hobies. For some reason, I have never cared for them anyway. I do know that Hobie has done a great deal for the sport by making affordable cats available and by exposing them to the general public. I just am not a big fan of the boats, thats all.
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Dang, and I just finished nuking the popcorn. Who says reruns aren't fun to kill time...
Maybe we should follow NASCAR's lead with the COT, Car of Tomorrow. Make everyone sail the same exact Cat, only allowable change is the trim and color.
Caleb
Caleb
And just like NASCAR, we can put stickers and graphics on the boat to make them LOOK like the boat they are supposed to be! Just paint the outline of a Hobie Tiger on the side and voila! A Hobie Tiger as far as the sponsors know...