For me, a weekend not spent racing is the exception. I belong to two clubs and typically race with them 2-3 weekends per month year-round. The remaining weekends are spent going to away regattas - either to sail or to officiate. This past year, I sailed fewer regattas (Spring Fever, Clark Cup, Mayor's Cup, Governor's Cup, CatFest, Nationals, and Loose on the Neuse) and officiated more (Thistle Orange Peel, Edenton Bay Challenge, Flying Scot ACC, North Points 7, NC Offshore Championship, Charleston Race Week, NC/SC Offshore Governor's Cup, Jane at the Lake Regatta, GA Special Olympics, Sunfish Worlds, Melges 24 Nationals, A college points regatta, and club racing) than previously. My wife and I are also getting more involved in SAYRA (South Atlantic Yacht Racing Association - aka US Sailing Area D). She's taking a board position and I'm on the appeals committee.

I presume we're more gung-ho than most, and home maintenance is definitely suffering. We've bought yet another boat; we're sewing two new suits of sails ourselves; and we're fitting a spinnaker to an Isotope in hopes of racing it F-16 class (after replacing the mast we broke last year).

So, for me, the question is not how often we go to a regatta, but how many weekends do we stay home.

Regards,
Eric