I think this is extremely important feedback from your market. It would be interesting to know the ages of the kids you're getting these comments from, RG.
Kids I've spoken to range from 7 to 14, but most would be 10 and up
RG
Im looking at exactly the same age spread also hoping that some will go on to crew for adults or go to F14 from there on. I think I'll be able to get novice adults (read parents) out on these boats. My preference is multi design so that if a parent wants to get excited in the sport encourage them, I hope we can come up with a simple handicap system to encourage young enthusiastic sailors to strive for their maximum potential and nurture the ones just doing it for the fun. I can see two 7 year olds doing a roll tack and cackling the whole time.
regards
