Hey Zealot -

Even if you get Wouter to answer you correctly, we're still at step one - he's not the one you need to convince. Use your name, e-mail the folks that can make a difference as Mary's suggested. Until you address the currently-held idea that a spin boat is needed to feed youth into the Olympic program, you're "spinning" your wheels.

Seen a lot of discord in this thread - be nice if we could have spent more of the time on constructive suggestions rather than a building up or tearing down exercise again.

The issue of the ISAF announcement is on the agenda for the Multihull Council meeting next month in Rhode Island - does your Area Rep know what you want? Tell them! Find your Rep at http://www.ussailing.org/multihull - easy peasy.

ps - please make sure you're honestly trying to right by multihull youth. All I've seen here hasn't made me think that ISAF missed the mark.