If we started all over again from scratch and could create the perfect world for beach cats and were limited to, say, five classes of cats, all of which would be sailing one-design (or formula), what should those five classes be?
I think we would need to define the categories and then choose a boat that best fits each level.
Anyhoo - my $0.02 worth - 5 boats
High performance (Double hander) - F18 but make the weight around 150-160 kgs
High performance (Single hander) - A cat
Recreational Double hander - TheMightyHobie18.
Recreational Single hander - small nacra thing (can't remember what it was called)
Entry level - Hobie wave.
Obviously the hp categories are self explanatory. The recreational level I would see for the sailor who is new to the sport and would act as a feeder to the hp categories. It would act as a lower performance boat for those sailors that are not physically capable of running the hp boats, or want something a little more forgiving to take the family out on.
The entry level would be something that **anybody** can sail. A toy for the kids that mum or dad can also have some fun on and introduce more people into sailing.
Tiger Mike
