I started out on a Sunfish 3 years ago and thought it was the greatest boat ever. Then I discovered the catamaran......after that, there was no more Sunfish, and instead I bought myself an H16.
I'm just guessing here, but I assume you are older than 8? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Seriously though, I too started out 6 years ago (whooo...coming up on 7) and I can identify with the realization of what cat sailing offers. However, to an 8 year old kid, that's a lot of strings, a lot of power, and a lot of boat. More importantly, there are few kids that age sailing on these things and most 8 year olds (that I know anyway...admittedly not a whole lot of 'em) have a "pack" mentality and enjoy events where they are surrounded by a lot of other kids.
