It appears to me that there are more youth sailors actively racing now in the United States and around the world than ever before in the past. And US Sailing obviously had a role in making that happen.
In the United States, the baby boomers, born between 1946 and 1964, make up 77 million people. How many of those are now sailing, or have sailed in the past? The Millenial/Internet/Y generation, born between 1982 and 2000, make up 75 million people. See any correlation? That's why numbers are up. Generation X (the baby busters) population is around 31 million. The oldest Millenial "customer" is 26 and ready to buy
something. Karl is right on with the target market, they're between the ages of 8 and 26 right NOW, and time keeps ticking. Where is the F12 when you need it? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />
