Apparently lots of good Hobie youth programs in Europe
This off the European web site
Youth Hobie Sailing is growing!
At the European Hobie Class Associations' annual general meeting (Lisbon, 28-30 January) all 17 European Hobie countries had a chance to listen and interact in the Workshop Youth sailing by Brian Phipps GBR. Brian is already 5 years coach/trainer of the youth squad in GBR.
Besides that already many countries started the last 2 to 5 years a youth program. Now the Dutch (Youth Cat Sailing Program) Norwegian and the Danish have kicked off!
Italy, Great Britain, Germany are already very actively training their teams.
Portugal has teams, they join in at regattas.
Belgium youth teams are training at the Royal Belgium Sailing Club and its' neighbor sailing clubs.
For the Hobie Youth Challenge Program 2005 click here: Hobie Youth Challenge>
Friday February 25th, a youth questionaire will be on line!
Contact persons
German Hobie Youth Sailing
Harry Schlinker
Andy Martens
harry.schlinker@t-online.deandy.martens@web.de Danish Hobie Youth Sailing:
Jan Jensen
jan@installationtech.dk Belgium Hobie Youth Sailing
Patrick Demesmaker
info@rbsc.be Dutch Cat Sailing Program:
Gunnar Larssen
info@watersportscheveningen.nl British Hobie Class Associaton
Chris Mansfield
ChrisM@Refix.co.uk Italian Hobie Youth Sailing
Alberto Sonino
alberto.sonino@infinito.it Swedish Hobie Youth Sailing
Magnus Nordstrom
hobiesweden@yahoo.se Portugese Hobie Youth Sailing
Marco Wallenstein
mwallenstein@sapo.pt Norwegian Hobie Youth Sailing
Brian Hunt
brianhunt@c2i.net All other countries
Ute Vrijburg
ute.vrijburg@haveahobieday.com 
