Geez, Mark, nobody knows the scope of the problem yet, and I'm not going to call 150-some-odd Hobie fleets to ask what they plan to do in 2005.

As far as losing "energy, focus and standing in the larger scheme of sailing organizations in the US," I don't even know what that means.

You raise an interesting point about RSA's. The Regional Sailing Associations under US Sailing consist of groups of affiliated yacht clubs within a given area. Most beach-cat sailors, of course, do not belong to yacht clubs. It never occurred to me that a beach-cat fleet could join an RSA. If it is possible to join, that is a good idea. Although, I don't know what it costs. I will ask the commodore of CABB if he has ever asked whether our fleet can join BBYRA (Biscayne Bay Yacht Racing Association).