My comments in my earlier posts are based on the fact that most of the emphasis around here (in the few years I visited this site) seems to be on getting more people involved in sailing. Growing the fleets…etc.
This might be viewed as heresy, but I am just fine without the growth …the less people that are out on the water the more room for those of us that love to be there…I like to take people sailing with me, but don’t feel any compelling need to convert everyone to sailing. There can be too many people interested in any water related sport, as well as too few.

It was a great to make new windsurfing friends at our beach when there were just a few sailors…it’s always better when you can share the experience with like minded people…to a point. But when parking is non-existent, you can’t find a bare patch of sand to lay down your board or roll out your sail….when the new guys endanger other beach goers and put in jeopardy your government controlled access points…then it’s not so great any more.

Maybe at your favorite sailing site and there is a line of people in the set up area…and launch area…and no place to park your trailer…and no where to beach your cat because the beach is already full…maybe you are already use to it. Where I live we are not quite there yet…But I have had to forgo launching at my preferred place on summer weekends because Jet ski truck/trailers that were parked 5 deep in the rigging/launch area.

I am glade there is so much diversity in our culture in the way of recreation, I am glade not everyone wants to be out on the water…I always joke that God invented Sunday afternoon football games to keep the crowds down at the beach…on Super bowl Sunday it like heaven out on the water…LOL

Catamarans/mono hull sailboats/Windsurfers/powerboats/Kayaks/PWC’s there are all competing for the same space….Maybe those of us that live in areas that are getting more and more congested should be encouraging people to go to the movies, bowling, paintball, dirt bike riding, a rodeo, an art show, flea market, do some work around the house…anything away from the water…LOL

In closing I would like to say I like Darryl’s idea of increasing the quality of what’s out there instead of focusing on quantity.

Regards,
Seeker