I have just accepted the honor <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> of fleet captain of my sailing club's Portsmouth Fleet, and I need some suggestions of how I can re-energize it. My club is heavy into one-design monohull racing, and only rarely does anyone come out to race Portsmouth. We used to have a Hobie fleet, many years ago, and there are still 20 or so cats around the club, but most have weeds growing up through them now. There are about the same number of odd-lot monos around. Previous attempts at promoting it as "The Fun Fleet" have met with some minor success, but last year, it pretty much died from apathy. There are a dozen or more H16s, but only 2 or 3 ever see the water, and I have the only Wave on the lake. The lake is a reservoir, kind of narrow and winding, with a couple islands and eratic winds, which makes it challenging for monos, but frustrating for cat sailing. The club has a very active youth and adult sailing training program in the summer, and I plan to let them use my Wave, so they can try a catamaran. I'd like to promote both social and racing activities in the fleet.

Any suggestions or success stories will be appreciated!