I donated all of my old windsurfing gear (racing - some barely used) to the local sailing club to increase awareness. Seeing kids on high-tech (well, for the late 90s) boards/sails should help increase participation...

Jake, can you add the following classes to the regatta?

- oldest sailable yacht. Where is that egyptian cotton sail?
- (my favorite) The annual Buh Tugly memorial award (obviously, for the worst looking - but still sailing- craft).

I scored our Wave Fleet Racing Series from Saturday's first of the year here at Put-in-Bay, Ohio. Last year we got in 68 races just in our series, not counting regattas attended.
Our Key Largo Fleet got in 92 races during the winter -- over 150 series-only racing. Guess that is why both of the fleets do so well at major events.
Nothing beats time on the water.
Rick

Came is 60% under budget for the tropies I was assigned to make for the Don Coe Memorial Regatta in Clear Lake.
22mph sustained, with gusts to 31 btw. Wicked sailing this weekend!

Our work continues at Sail Sand Point in Seattle, www.sailsandpoint.org All the Waves are ready for the new season. Updating our six H-16's is ongoing. Installing new "Bobs" is nearly done. All local cat sailor volunteers are welcome to stop in and help out.

Our Fast and Fun program is underway. http://www.ussailing.org/multihull/fast&fun.htm
Our next two events are Kirkland downtown Marina June 20, and Luther Burbank Park, Mercer Island June 21. Looking for volunteer skippers for both events. We will also have nine new Hobie Cat Kayaks at the Fast and Fun Free outreach programs.
Big thanks to all our volunteers. Without their support, we would not have the success we enjoy.

Caleb Tarleton
Sail Sand Point

I too washed my boat, then took it to Madcatter, hired a babysitter, got the boat off the trailer and registered.

Michelle and I then got scared of the wind, so we went out to help with RC for two days. Had a blast as always!

Lots of RC work coming up this summer, a good amount of them in youth classes.

Not to mention Hobie membership.

Mike

Just got back from putting the dock in the water. Tomorrow is tape and the first coat of bottom paint on the Sabots. We'll move two of the new Open Bics from the warehouse to the club too.

Going to make Oneida lake, (N.Y.) look prettier this year.
Paintin my 18 Hobie mag. from yer basic white to yellow. Had to fix some of the 'battle scars' from the previous
owner(s)... Now if I could find some yellow sails to match it? Supposed to take a girl I know out sailin to show her the ropes on the Hobie 14T she bought from me. She also wants to go on the 18 when I get it back in the water~~hopefully by this weekend.......

Today, nada,
but I did set up some user friendly google maps for my club and help out with the website. I also translated some of our forms into English for our international visitors. My aim in general is to lower the threshold for new people to come in and check things out.

I sailed so purrty that anyone who saw me MUST have decided to join the sport! (kiddin)

Just spent over an our trying to devise a cat superior to the Laser and Optimist in key aspects: as a kids trainer, teen/adult one design racer and cruiser, while also safer, simpler, lighter and cheaper.

Just dreaming, of course.