I agree, I am totally confused. This forum is generally the best source of information for all things Yamaha, but all the different stories, with everything from people having received their sleds, to long delivery delays into February and April, and outright cancellations just leads me to conclude that there is no rhyme nor reason to how Yamaha has handled this situation. All I know is that I put my money down the first week of Power surge; I traded in my Viper and gave it to my dealer (who promptly sold it) and now I am looking at an April delivery at the earliest. So, if I am lucky, we only lost a year.
Maybe it isn't a big deal for corporate Yamaha, but when you are in your 70's, every snowmobiling season is precious, and you can't put a value on losing a whole year of riding.