The USA scene for catamaran racers is quite twisted compared to what you guys have going...

None of the Tornado sailors actively racing the boat in the USA are members of an active local fleet of Tornado's. Reason... No active fleets of any size (greater then two boats) exist in the USA.

Likewise... I don't know of any Nacra 20 fleets sailing out of a club in the USA either. (West River Sailing will start up this season with 5 boats).

Perhaps, there is a club in the USA that has an F18 fleet going (Syracuse may be the best bet with 5 or 6 tigers) but I would not bet on it.

For better or worse... we do this the hard way... we trailer in all directions up to 500 miles for a two day regatta which gives you about 7 to 8 hours on the water.

The Tornado circuit is matched to the off periods in Europe. So... they have two regattas in Miami back to back (OCR and North Americans). They try to have one or two regattas at another venue around about November or December. (US Nationals and Pre Olympic class San Diego)
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When their was more non olympic interest in the boat... They could get a regatta in Kingston, Canada, in August. However, the EU circuit and boat shipping durations has killed this event for the most part.