I was under the impression that the Olympic boats had to be "readily available world wide" or some such thing, at least that was some of the reasoning when they brought in the Laser. If that is still a requriement, no "New Technology" type cat will qualify, but the Hobie 16 has been around long enough to qualify.

My idea was to use a single manufacturer to supply all the boats for the games, brand new, same for all, Hobie might be the only company big enough to do that, and the Tiger could work, and then sell them at a discount afterwards.

How many Tornado teams were there in an average Olympics? You could even use the same Tigers for the Men and Women, alternate days, or one week for each. Small sails, big sails, etc. It would level the playing field much like the Alter Cup.