See www.sailsandpoint.org. To grow a multihull program, you need to have both the small monohulls to start on, then Waves and Hobie 16's as they progress. We have about 60 boats including Opti's, Lasers, FJ's, Club 420's, Waves and now five donated Hobie 16's. My Grandson, Dan started on the Wave, but really learned to sail after a couple of days on an Opti. They need to feel the quick response, that only a small monohull can provide. The five Waves we have contiune to be the most popular boats in the open sailing program. Last year, we added the Hobie 16 to the Youth and Adult classes. We also have monday night racing to help build the racing programs for all boats. The key to any program is the instructors and volunteers. Since we did not have an instructor for the Hobie 16's, Jerry Valeske, our HCA Div.4 Chair, stepped forward, took the US SAILING Level 1 Instuctor Course, and taught our classes this year. He volunteered teaching the classes, on his own time, in addition to his full time day job at Boeing.
Dan will return to Sail Sand Point this summer for his fourth year, and is looking forward to taking Jerry's H-16 Class. He has raced the Wave the past two years, but is now ready to move up to the H-16.
Caleb Tarleton