He stated very honestly that this was not the demographic that wanted a traveler or any more complications than were absolutely necessary. The traveler was left off due to who they were selling those boats to.
That's the sad part for me but it's the bottom line -- I've known it all along "that a sailor doesn't know what he doesn't know" but sail trim is so simple to learn and to trim your sails so that you can obtain 100% efficiency doesn't take a lot of sail trim knowledge. Really, I'm the poster child - I can't match the technical knowledge of RichH, Stu J, Jackdaw, Scott Tbird, Joe from San Diego, Maine Sail and some other regular forum listers but I/you don't have to be in their league to enjoy sailing. If you can move from sail trim beginner to low intermediate, and it doesn't take a lot understanding, a sailor could get so much fun out of their boat. If nothing else, knowing a bit about what you're doing is a safety issue.
Here's a short story to illustrate my point -- I conducted a"'on the water seminar" for Marina Sailing Club (So Ca Long Beach) charter club members. A young couple had attended
my sail trim seminar the night before. During a break in the evening class they both stated this was their last attempt with sailing and that they were about to give up on sailing because it was too confusing to them. After the evening seminar they signed up for the "on the water" session so I thought we're making progress.
During the "on the water" session both were reluctant to try any positions, especially driving. Unfortunately, for them, the session doesn't work that way. Participant participate in ALL positions. On the way back to the marina, the wife drove and didn't want to give up the wheel!!
That's not the best part -- as soon as we docked they both jumped off the boat and took off. There was no "thank you" or anything. I thought that I can't win all the time. About 10 minutes later they came waltzing back to the boat, all smiles, and told me they just chartered a 30'. Think about it --if you were me would that make your day or not!?!?