This is a very interesting discussion and thought I might throw in my two cense since i'm a first year catsailor (been sailing all my life though).
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<br>I really think Mark hit it on the head when he mentioned the time element. Catsailing is can be a very time consuming sport. (trailering the boat, stepping the mast, rigging, etc...) I truly think the key to making the sport grow lies with making it more accesible to the general public. This country needs more clubs with direct access to the water. The reason I got into cats was that it was the MOST accesible way to get back into sailing and to own my own boat. This is only possible because I live near one of the few clubs in the country that have space to live the boat on the beach and have storage year round. Combine this with the relatively low cost of used cats (in comparison to other boats) and it really was the cheapest and easiest way to sail my own boat. So i think the real problem is, especially with the increase in real estate values, how do we get more clubs like this?? Once you figure that out, the demad required to support more dealers will come. Just my thoughts...
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<br>Good Sailing
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<br>Todd Berget<br><br>