Bob, in a word, Ebay. Now, are you saying it's -as easy- to get a kid into sailing as it is to send him out in the driveway with his buddies to play Tony Hawk for an hour? Do you think they will think sailing an Opti is "cool" or "gay"? I've got 4 kids, I can tell you which one is cool. Oh, and I did spend nearly $200 on his skateboard, still 1/3 of what I spent on a beat up old Hobie 14. We live on a lake, guess which one he would rather be on?? The one his buddies are on, out there in the driveway... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />

BTW, I broke two ribs showing him how to do an "Old School" Bat Turn (I think they call it an Ollie) on his new skatebord...I couldn't sail for 2 months. He still laughs about it.

Yes, I would rather all children sailed instead of BMX or Skateboard, but it's never going to happen, so let it go.