It really doesn't matter what a 10 or 12 year old is willing to do, it's arguably just too late by then.
Mike
I'm not so sure.
We need something to compete with the 29er at the point when kids change up from the Oppi / Topper.
I went Topper and then Dart 18 crew at 11 and helming a Dart 18 at 12. BUT the 29er did not exists then. I still sailed Toppers in the squad as we "had to"; but that was Saturday's sailing and then I did "proper" sailing on Sunday on the Cat.
If the 29er existed, I could have seen me going that route as it does look cool. I went the Dart 18 route because it looked cool (and this was 28 years ago).
