For years we sold the 4.3 Sundance here Andreas as a sloop rigged one on trapeze cat. we sold over 4000 in South Australia alone, and the best sailors to evolve from them were the "kids" under 14 years of age! When our cats were selling at their highest numbers, in the late 80's early 90's, at least a third of the cats competing every race day were sailed by kids under 15, and the younger they were the harder it was to beat them! They just learn so damn quickly at the early ages, they have no fear, and have never heard of the word "can't". As long as there are appropriate saftey measures for the running of the event and rescue boats on the water there is no problem. In fact the sailors who got into the most trouble seemed to be the over 30's!!!
darryl J Barrett.