In the Uk I`d imagine one of the Dart classes is the boat most youth sail, perhaps the 16 or even the 18.
Nope.
To get the kids to sail cats (in the UK) we have to find something that looks more fun than a 29er or a Musto Skiff!
That means a Spitfire, F16 or an F18 Simple as that for 2 up, or a Shadow, Inter 17, FX1, (my new beast) or an A class.
[color:"blue"]End of story. [/color]
The kids are sailing the H16 [color:"red"]
because they have to to get coaching and/or funding to then get an F18, not because they want to. It's that simple. [/color]
The problem is the Funding and I cannot see a way around it. Hobie do a good job of supporting the ISAF events by providing the boats, but in turn this forces the country's that want to compete to buy 16's (at a similar price to Spitfires etc.
