When this thread started, I actually wondered how long it would take to degenerate into a fight. Seems like that happens so often with these kinds of threads. Too much tribalism to consider the bigger picture...

Here's my take: More power to Art for doing SOMETHING. More power to anyone else who puts together something with any other cat platform as well. And more power to anyone who invites a neighborhood kid along, etc., to spread cat sailing in a less organizationed way. In the meantime, why throw mud on someone else who is choosing to do it a different way? As long as more kids are exposed to cat sailing, what's the difference?