From experience with N-20s and A-Cats joining a club, I believe the storage space argument is a wash versus a 20' sportboat. Again, we're talking 20' boat to 20' boat, and in the end both trailerable widths are 8.5'.

I think also that at 20', these may be considered for people without extensive sailing experience (as well as for those with experience looking to downsize). But the price tag ups the ante a bit.

So, if in an area with one of these classes established, would you dump your cat and get one, or would you take the initiative and try to establish a cat group. Assuming people have some money for new boats - a fleet of new N-20s or a fleet of new M-20s?

What would there be about the M-20 sailing experience to warrant twice the price of a 20' cat? Could you justify spending the scratch just to race in a OD, given also that the fleet is not established yet?