I dont know if dying, but definitively there are fewer members each year. If you also look at the demographics there are few teens (at least where I sail). One reason may be there a lot more choices now and since the advent of the personal watercraft (water rats as I refer to them) the need for speed can be fulfilled with less or about equal amount of $$$ with a much smaller learning curve.

I am a recent convert to catamarans and immensely enjoy my Prindle 19. I sail with a group of friends (P19 & TheMightyHobie18) recreationally single handed or teaming when winds are in the teens. We are in our mid 40s to mid 50s.

Hobie Beach were we sail used to have plenty of catamarans, in the 80's. Now most people there dont know what a Hobie is.