For nearly 35 years, the Ultra Light Displacement Boat (ULDB) boats have clashed in measured and friendly rivalries, none more noted than that of the Olson 30 versus the Hobie 33. Regardless of the rest of the racing fleet, if there is an Olson and a Hobie on the line, more often than not, the end result of the race does not matter, so long as one beats the other. The Hobie 33, with her huge sail plan and bulbed keel maintain the general performance advantage over the Olson; however, that does not keep the rivalry from raging, and, even as recently as January, 2018, an Olson beat a Hobie in a drag race from Lauderdale to Key West.In 2018 an Olson also beat a Hobie in the Encinal Jack Frost winter series in the San Francisco Bay.