Timbo, they "Crave the Wave," so to speak. It's fun, it's fast (by comparison), and when the wind picks up you can hear their glee for miles around. Plus it's social. They get to tool around with their buddies on board, comfortably.

One of these particular Opti kids, Ryan, took the helm of our I-20 last summer (just tooling around) and he was actually quite good. He's 9 now. Of course Chip and I crewed for him, but I was impressed. We sailed every point of sail, including spin. This kid is eventually going to grow up to be an awesome cat sailor.