How do you promote Catamaran Sailing? Simple, just get involved. There are plenty of opportunities to volunteer at all of the following: US SAILING, local yacht clubs, community sailing, catamaran sailing organizations, boat shows, and of course your local Cat dealer. We just had our US SAILING AGM in Phoenix, and you will see a new direction and support from this organization. As an example we have a new Area Representive in Area H, Peter Nelson. Peter, along with Laura Sullivan,Division 4 HCA Chair and her husband Jerry Valeske have presented Hobie 101 and 102 during the last five years at Sail Sand Point in Seattle. This program, open to all Cat sailors, has resulted in an expansion and growth in Cat sailing, racing and participation in the Northwest. This is the same group, along with other local volunteers that helped obtain five Hobie Cat Waves for the Sail Sand Point Community Sailing program, see www.sailsandpoint.org, and helped continue the Fast and Fun, free outreach sailing program. Next year, this effort is expanding adding Hobie 16's at SSP with an emphasis to train youth for local racing, and the US SAILING Youth Multihull Championship.

Just do it!

Caleb Tarleton
Sail Sand Point
US SAILING, Multihull Council, and Multihull Youth Championship Committee
Hobie Class Association, Fleet 95, Division 4
NAMSA