[quote=Wolfman]I haven't seen a huge resurgence in my area, yet. I know I'm now 37 and got back in to relive a bit of my childhood. The real bonus was finding out that Cats have come a long way since my Hobie 16. And places like this website and some really cool videos on youtube allowed me to actually have the confidence to go for a larger cat even though quite a few people tried to disuade me.
Now that have been flying around my lake for the summer I am pleasantly surprised at how many Hobie 16s are in peoples yards. I'm finding that I have prompted quite a few people to ask for rides and then rig thiers up again after many years.
I can see the points you are bringing up really helping though. Powerboats and personal water craft are expensive to operate (especially with 2 stroke motors). They also now require a license to operate in my area. Cat Sailing provides a lot of rush for the money and can be as cheap or expensive as you make it (I tend to like to buy all the toys).
The more people out on boats, talking about it and giving rides will prompt others to get into the sport. That is basically what happened with Kayaksand I'm hoping I can help foster the same sort of thing for Cats in my area at least.
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