John, 2016 is a long way off to be picking "the boat" right now, don't ya think? Will Hobie continue to crank out Tigers only for potential Olympic teams? Why not wait and pick the "hot" F18 of the day, about a year or two prior to 2016? And why does it have to be an F18 anyway?

Or what about F18 for the Men and F16 for the women? Or Hobie 16 for both? Or something else? Have a bidding war between manufactures a year prior to the games, they provide enough brand new boats for all the teams, then sell them after the games, just like Alter Cup. I think one of the biggest drawbacks to Olympic competition is the COST of the boats, once they become "Olympic" boats, look out! Just look at what an Olympic Tornado will cost you, and where it got them.