... And another tangent, thanks Wouter... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

Back on topic, and I don't know why I didn't think of this sooner, but we have no cats in the Junior Olympic program, maybe that's something to aim for?

I helped run a junior regatta this summer, which was part of the Junior Olympic Festival program (events happen around the country). There were four racing circles: two for Optis, one for Lasers (4.7 and Radial) and my circle for Club 420s. I was told that the Club 420 is considered the "elite" class. Now, how did THAT happen???

Also, it can NOT be a good thing that every year, the US SAILING Youth Championships excludes cats, we have to have a separate US SAILING Youth Championship for cats. Who does this make any sense to???

Mike