The cats rule next to monos for me. My son has sailed on both my old mono (Apollo 16) and my Nacra 5.2. He has also sailed on a laser, sunfish, H16, and a Hobie Bravo with me. He doesn't mind the leaning. He basically started sailing with me as soon as the smallest life jacket would fit him. On the other hand, my nephew, who did not grow up around boats, was absolutely terrified on the Apollo 16. He did not like the healing. He was still a little aprehensive about getting on the Nacra, even though I lied to him about it never tipping over; but once he got on and we started hauling rump, he relaxed and actually got on the wire for a while. I think catamarans are the way to get the kids into sailing. They are fast, they are stable, and they are fun to sail. I'm lucky that setup isn't much of an issue. My boat is parked on the beach mast up about 50 flat feet from the water. I can get my boat rigged and on the water in almost the same time it takes my co-worker to get his jetski down the ramp and over to the beach area.
I am also lucky that I only have a city lot to mow and my wife usually does it during the week for me. What a girl!

-Rob V.
Nacra 5.2
Panama City