Mike, you remember correctly - the Hobie Cat company sent 11 boats to the Alter Cup in Connecticut, and we towed them across an angry Long Island Sound to the venue for the Youth Championship. Dan Mangus and Greg Thomas were there from the factory.

There has been a tremendous amount of support from Hobie Cat, Performance, Mystere, Bimare, and now from Vectorworks and Australian High Performance Catamarans, in support of the US SAILING youth and adult multihull championships. I'd say that Hobie and Performance have been the long-time heavy-lifters in that regard.

The Youth Multihull Committee chair is John Lovell, and Jamie Livingston is the vice-chair. They need more volunteers. I will be on the race committee for the event again next year.