Pitchpole Dave,you being from Canada should know better than anyone that a new fancy boat is not the simple answer to (re)vitilizing cat sailing here in Canada.
The CSA has shown no interest in supporting or organizing any cat sailing program here in CAN.
I have talked to them on several occassions as I have children sailing cats.Even with the youth worlds being here in Canada this year there is no mention of any qualifiying prosses for multihulls.
The HCA on the other hand has grant money available for youths to attent hobie youth regattas.
No I don,t think I will be rushing out and buying a new SL16 with the hopes of it taking off.By the way the youth worlds( for the 10-12 teams) that attend will be held on the hobie 16 with Spi. in 2007 & 2009.