Dinghy Sailing Magazine disappointments

That rather assumes that they get asked in the first place...... At least Y&Y do things properly and contact the association or builder for up-to-date info. DSM is not a magazine that has ever impressed me though and as already mentioned here, I'm sure the Y&Y team will be pleased to see such constructive criticism!

Each year our Sprint 15 coverage in the Dinghy Sailing Magazine disappoints me and I suspect other Catamaran Classes might feel the same. This year their effort in "What Dinghy" is even more pathetic than normal. There is just one double page (18 & 19) devoted to Catamarans. There are 68 line entries (one per catamaran format) of which the Sprint 15 get just one line entry (we should get 2 one for Sport mode and the other for standard mode). Many of the 68 entries are for catamarans that you will never see in the UK let alone have others to race against. There is no indication of:
How many boats have been made or sold
How big the Class Association is
How Active the Class Association is
How many competitors attended the Nationals
What/how many Open Meetings are organised
If training courses are available,
etc, etc.
Thus despite the fact that the Sprint 15  and the Sprint 15 Sport are regularly both the 2nd & 3rd biggest catamaran fleet in the country based on National Championships attendance, TT meetings, number of boats sold in the UK, and almost any other criteria there is no guidance to advise the punter of these important metrics. Indeed the Sprint 15 is the natural "starter" catamaran in the UK for punters who have not sailed catamarans before.
To add salt in the wound they (DSM) even get much of the data entered in the wrong columns!
They have even omitted to include our Supplier & Builder  (Windsport and Collins Fibreglass) in the Builder & Supplier database on page 48.
Do other catamaran classes feel neglected by DSM?