The best way to grow a class and to publicize its events is to make sure the information does not get to the outside world until after the information is distributed to the class' own members.

Another best way to grow a class is to make sure that stories about the class in the newsletter are copyrighted to discourage use by other media entities.

Unfortunately, the internet has made it possible for the whole world to follow major sailing events, blow by blow. This kind of exposure of Hobie events to non-Hobie sailors (and to the non-sailing public) could be very damaging to the Hobie classes individually and to the class organization as a whole.

It is getting more difficult to preach to the choir before the word gets out to the potential fans in the stands.