Just an idea;



I was thinking that maybe we can arrange something that will allow all participants to sail and lighten the load on some of the boat suppliers.



I mean ; it will be feasable for most to fly in race and fly back. But it is difficult for most to drive down with their boats race and drive back again.



Now Geert, Nico and myself are planning to make a trip out of it by looking to go to both events so we have spare time.



And more importantly ; we have a class organistion ! So lets organise and make impossible things happen.



Maybe it is an idea that one or two of us fly into an area, away from Tampa or the Keys, pick up a trailor with 1 or two boats and drive down to Tampa. After Tampa the three Dutchies have 5 days of doing nothing so we must surely be able to drive three rigs down to the keys with possibly 3 to 6 boats. I know Bill Moran, Kirt Simmons and Chip have trailors that will take two taipans. With the boats of Rick and the other yet anonimous party we could have at least have something like 5 to 8 boats at our nationals. This would allow the others to just fly in and race and drive back themselves when. Although all boats near Tampa would be driven back by the Dutchies.



The fuel costs would be devided over the transported boats.





Several implementations can be dreamed up :



-1- Dutchies pick-up all boats and drive them back again.

-2- Dutchies pick-up the boats and the owners fly in and drive back.

-3- Owners drive into Tampa and fly out only to fly back into the keys again and drive back from that event. The Dutchies would drive the boats down to the keys from Tampa.

-4- another possibilty that I haven’t thought off.



We would split some costs and everybody would be happy.



Any suggestions ?



Wouter