No doubt! On my beach I am the only racer and the other sailors have absolutely NO... nada ... interest in organizing any sailing, much less racing. Sandy Hook has at least a 100 boats but few race.
At any marina... the overwhelming majority of monohulls don't race either.
THESE FOLKS DON'T NEED OR WANT A CLASS... They want a dealer to service their boat and a pleasant no hassle beach to sail from... The don't need to organize at all! Few probably belong to a sailing club either. ... the big issues are probobaly cutting grass, paying the bills, repairing the grills... having inflated tires on trailers so management can move them and keep the place trimmed... management type stuff.
Racer's on the other hand have to agree on a lot of details... So... that is the debate .. How do the racing classes interact with each other and the Yacht clubs/Hobie Fleets who put on the racing.
If a recreational sailor decided to give it a try... the racers would bend over backwards to help him out... BUT... he still might feel like he doesn't fit in (unwelcome).... see Tom Korz and his Dude boat observation... see Matt Miller and his branding observation, see the IWCA and their unique courses that work for them, See Tami and her idea that most of us ought to get the same kind of boat and leave the rest of the casual racers alone, etc. Lots of issues and ideas...
