[quote] For me its getting the kids sailing via an Opti program and then plug them into the Hobie Class Assoc. That is what I am doing and it works.
Agree,this is the right approach. At Sail Sand Point in Seattle, see www.sailsandpoint.org, this is what we are doing. We now have five Waves and six Hobie 16's in our program. In addition, we have a strong cadre of Hobie Cat Volunteers that teach Hobie 101, 102, and help train youth teams for the US SAILING Youth Multihull Champ. Three teams were trained last year, and attended the 2007 Event.
The number of H-16 students, both youth and adults is growing each year. The Waves have participated in three of our Hobie points regattas this year, with youths on board. The number of youths now racing multihulls both as skipper and crew is increasing due to these programs.
