Well, again, there's money out there, but do the people that want beach cats have that money? Some do. A lot of others need to buy a house, car, clothe children, etc. As far as getting the folks who buy Melges and such to cross over, you'd have to find a way to interest them. Most are not interested in multis. The Corsair analogy is close. Lots of people can't begin to afford them either. The point that many started in 5.8s or H20s and now they're sailing higher end - my point exactly. Hook 'em low, maybe they'll stay with long enough to buy the expensive stuff. How many people wanting to start out in the sport go right out and buy a $100k day sailor? Even in the keelboat ranks they'll probably go find a used J-24 to get into it. But eventually if the entry point is above the reach the high end will start to dry up as the over 50 folks turn to over 70 and beyond.<br><br>Keith, Annapolis, Md.
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