The most important things are time and availibility!!! Spend some time done at the local beach/yacht club. I've placed my H-18mag at my yacht club right in front of the sailing school and made it availible to the kids to try. Three of the kids from the YC's Laser Racing Team took the challange, two hours later they had to send the YC's whaler after them as they just stayed off the club zipping back and forth but would not come to the beach!!! The kids came in with smiles from ear to ear, the sailing school director ( who races Lightings) walked around muttering " they've been turned to the Dark Side .... damn catamarans" We have had a good laugh laughing about it but we both agree that the secret is to get the kids out on the water in positions of control. So my boat sits there with an extra set of old sails for the kids to use, there have been days I just let them take it and have fun while I hang on the beach. Four of the kids flipped my boat on Labor Day and a their parents were out on a powerboat nearby, the parents came by, circled, took pictures, waved and left. The pictures were posted on the YC's website for all to see!!!They (the parents) sailed a Hobie 16 when dating!!! We have used those pictures too great advantage!!! Blackmail is so .... rewarding. Next year we hope to have a couple more cats for the kids to sail.
