I try to be succinct, that gets me in trouble! You're not misunderstanding, I'm not explaining thoroughly.

There are enough beach cats, at least here in Florida, to have a thriving sailing community, but we lack cohesiveness and coordination. No common goal.

I hope we can work with the people we have, to develope a high quality beach sailing "culture?"- the old "Hobie way of life" philosophy, rather than worrying about dwindling numbers of participants.

Sort of- "if you build it, they will come." The A cat/ F-16 phenomenon is the most hopeful and exciting thing I've seen in 15 years. Enough so that I'm willing to plunk down a fair piece of change to be able to participate!

300 boats would be wonderful, but to draw them we need to attract 25 or so on a regular basis.

btw- 300 boats take over 1 mile of beach.
btw x 2- before anyone asks, Lido Key (Sarasota) circa '76.