I didn't expect a warm reception on this forum regarding this Mark, but perhaps you should ask Art these questions. After all, he's the one that has held himself out as "The North American Youth Multihull Association". I never said that the HCA's Youth Program was the be-all, end-all of youth multihull sailing in North America.

As for the HCA Youth Program, it consists of:
1) Grants to youth HCA members to enable participation in national / international events. This will facilitate several teams attendance at the 2007 H-16 Youth North Americans in July and the 2007 H-16 Youth Worlds (Fiji) in October.
2) The conduct of the 2007 H-16 Youth North Americans. They don't happen by themselves.

This does not take into account the various programs run by local Hobie Fleets, like the Hobie Fleet 84 / HCA Division 7 Youth Regatta in August.

Can you name another catamaran class that does this?

I didn't think so.

I will repeat my statement - I'd be more willing to donate to Art's cause if it wasn't so blatant a promotion of the SL16 class. If Art wants to tap into the Hobie masses, he better acknowledge the existence of more than his own show.

BTW, the best youth multihull sailors in North America aren't from the United States. They're Guatemalan. What's Art's plan for connecting with them?