There are shockingly few people making these things move forward and they can't cover every inch of the entire country.
Secondly, it's not like there is some big alternative organization running races in the US.
Second that...the boats Art is pimping have two hulls, that's a good thing and is all that should matter. Whatever works in
your geographic area is a very good thing.
Organizations bringing boats to venues or sponsoring getting kids to events is fantastic, period
The fact that boats with three sails aren't a fad and the lack of a youth catamaran in some geographic areas is another totally different subject. If the way to the Olymipic ranks through a local Hobie fleet is 16, Tiger, then Tornado, so be it. Why poo-poo another "way"?