The U20 has its roots in cat sailing. The well known 1970's H14/H16 champ Jeff Canepa started USI here in Santa Cruz 1994??. He can be seen on the Hobie Video Sharing the wind.

My glass repair guy used to be the USI plant manager before they moved the molds to Canada in 2005. Another guy that used to build the U20 now races H16's and is the current Div 3 Bravo Champ.:)

The U20 is a great boat, and I hear that they are close to getting the class approved for the Olympics. I've sailed one alot, and it's a fun boat, but it's not a cat!