In answer to GROB's post, in order to make beach cats easy to set up and use, maybe manufacturers should include with every boat a simple, no-muscle, mast-raising system so even a woman or a child can raise the mast alone. Also, make sure sails are easy to get up and down and have a simple halyard-lock system that is easy to attach and detach, both off and on the water.

Surely we have the mechanical technology to make these things happen.