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I'm curious what people think about how important youth cat sailing is to the health of competitive adult cat sailing..


Mark, I think Youth Multihull Events are very important to the growth of Multihull sailing. Check the following link http://www.ussailing.org/championships/youth/multihull/

As example, look at some of the past winners:
Michael Slau, now, one of the top Hobie 16 sailors in all events
Sarah Newberry, Tornado sailor, moving up in the ranks
Eric Raybon,USA rep to the ISAF Worlds this year, and rising Hobie 16 and 17 racer, just to name a few.

Youth Events and Championships ARE the future of Multihull sailing.

Caleb Tarleton
US SAILING Multihull Youth Champ. Comm.