When Rick refers to "youth" sailors, he is talking about kids from ages 8 to 12-14 -- up to the point where they are big enough, old enough, or experienced enough to handle a Hobie 16 with spinnaker or an SL 16. It would be a boat on which the younger kids can develop experience by adding more sails and strings to pull as they are ready for it. It can evolve from very simple and basic to very sophisticated. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> The same platform could be used for the beginner kids in the morning and the advanced kids in the afternoon, depending on how many goodies you add or subtract.