Pete- Our club is 95% monohulls and cruiser/racers. The multihulls have been the red-headed step-child for quite some time, but recently the senior leadership is slowly starting to see the light. Through things like AC and the activities and enthusiasm of our small F18 fleet, they are seeing the merit of a higher adrenaline solution to keep the young (and young at heart) engaged. More importantly, they are seeing some ROI in the form of growth - a rare commodity in any flavor of sailing these days.

As for manufacturers, we have a mixture of boats. We went the Hobie route (for club multihulls) for a number of reasons. One big one is that they seem to be the only one putting forth some effort at the entry level. Its easy to second-guess that effort, but at least its there.

Matt M - Understand reality - nobody can run a business like a charity for very long will talk to the local guys.