Dude... we are all in this boat together..... it's on fire... the shore is 1000 meters away and the ONLY solution is to paddle in the SAME DIRECTION together.
Sailing catamarans won't go away.... Builders won't go away... The opportunity to race your catamaran is going away bit by bit as we age and attendance drops off.
The goal needs to be... how do you introduce non sailors and sailors to racing and what is the level of racing that gets them into the sport.
The BUILDERS should not be tagged here..
Racing is a social thing and we are in the boat along with builders who also race boats and we need to solve the problem and paddle faster and more efficiently.
If the youngest competitor at a regatta is 43 then the current paddling effort is not working.
If the young blood, with money, is not found and developed then the builders
will go away. If the builders want to sell boats then the have to be involved. Otherwise, they will be tagged as in game over.
An example of a growing class is the
Open Bic. They offer significant discounts to junior sailing programs. It can be almost a third off of retail depending on quantity purchased. That's pretty good builder support.
