Ledfoot2,
I too am a new Division 6 sailor and would like to get into racing this summer. I'm not finding much Division 6 activity either. The Division 6 chairman is Chris Green, his email is
[email protected]. It seems that I read something on the web to the effect that Divison 6, or maybe just a Houston area fleet, had fallen out of favor with the HCA for allowing strange non-hobie catatamarans to compete in their regattas.
Division 14 just to the north of us seems much more active. Here's a link to their site:
http://www.div14.hobieclass.com/. You might also surf the Hobie Class Association site at
http://www.hca-na.org/. Fleet 23 in Dallas might be a good bet. The Dallas dealer, Mariner Sails (find "The Dog" on this forum), should be able to tell you what's going on with Fleet 23.
If you sail in NE Texas or NW Louisiana, let me know. I'm a member of the Shreveport Yacht Club and we have a couple of club races nearly every Sunday afternoon. Racing is usually done via Portsmouth against MC-Scows, J-22s and Thistles, but at least it's an opportunity to practice starts and rounding the bouys. I've got an H-20, there's a NACRA 5.8 and a Supercat 20 that are also fairly active. There are several H-16s in the club that collect a lot of dust. Several times a year we sponsor some larger weekend regattas in which we'll get a Portsmouth catamaran class together. Check out our site at
www.shreveyacht.com
If you find some Division 6 activity, let me know. Click on my profile and you'll see my email address.