Im actually agreeing with all of your points... and nearly your choice of boats.
Then all we need is a cat friendly MNA,...... but how do we convince the parents to let their kids go down this route. Personally when you see the racing in Opti that is one tough market to crack.... suppose the other thought as to why they stay racing in monos is what do the friends do. If all your mates who you enjoyed racing opti with move into say laser 4.7 then the chances are you as a parent will go and get a 4.7 esp if they used to beat them.... then buy a radial rig full rig and for dear old dad a rooster 8.1, Big rig for a laser,all these rigs on 1 hull. Look at the money saved! And their gentlemen I think is the problem. Why spend the money on a cat when a laser will satisfy most of your sailing. As for the 29er think as cat sailors we should look at their marketing and LEARN how has a fleet that is less than 7 yo has got so popular.
