A few weeks ago, a Boy Scout troop spent the weekend camped out at our sailing club, trying to get everyone their sailing merit badges. It was cold and windy, so the leaders started them off on big (keel) boats, but the kids were bored and weren't "getting it". Later, I took them all out on my Wave, 2 or 3 at a time, and they loved it. They each got tiller time for tacks, jibes, and all points of sail. Everyone got wet (like a thrill ride) and had a blast. The smaller monohull sailors wouldn't go out in the strong breeze with kids on board. I posted the story on the Hobie Wave forum, and others followed with similar stories. So scout troops are another avenue to get kids on our boats. Get to them first and show them just how much fun sailing can be. Those kids definitely saw cats as exciting and monos as boring.
Bill