A few skiers in a lift line will look at you on a snowboard, as if you have Ebola.
Some sailors are pretty stodgy and will look at a new -spaceship like- Gunboat with a 'disruptive' look, to say the least. Sailing is a pretty dyed in the wool sort of thing for many.
Some good ideas there(Gunboat 55), the new tech is great, but I don't think it's a concept that will drastically change the essence of sailing.
Snowboards on the other hand will rule one day,...