Here in the U.S. we just don't have the numbers of active racers, and being part of our local yacht club regattas is a way to get exposure within the sailing community. It's an 'in your face' way of saying,'we're here and we race sailboats too'. Look at the model that Dan D. and those guys are using at the ABYC. That's the right direction to go if you ask me.



Not really. If you look at the demographic spread over on the Hobie forums, you'll see exactly what is "wrong" with catamaran sailing here in the sates (All I can speak to is sailing here in the U.S., it's different all over the world) we're getting old.

We need to 'get out there' and get some positive exposure for the sport, especially to the younger sailors, and get more guys on the water. Simple as that. And I think utilizing our local yacht clubs is the easiest way to do it. They have the infrastructure in place, so we don't need to reinvent any wheels.

While sending emails to the ISAF, US sailing and whoever else might help, actually getting more boats on the water is the real way to solve this problem. Low numbers and lack of exposure are the roots of their decision to drop cats in the first place. Sending emails is just a band-aid to try and stop a hemorrhage. It's going to take some REAL work.