Most open regatta's that have mono already have a catamaran segment overhere. Example, North Sea Regatta, Round Ijsselmeer, Round Fluessen, the "24-hour race". Catsailing is also extremely visible here with over 40 cat clubs on basically a 300 km coastline. One every 7 km (5 miles). And the largest cat club (300 - 400 boats) being located on the lake were most dinghies are. And of course the Round Texel each year with a 15-30 minutes coverage on national TV.

It is hard to envision doing more then that.

That is also the reason why the voting of the Benelux (Dutch) representative was such a surprise.

Wouter