I sailed as a crew in a Alter cup race in Pensacola in 1998 the weekend before the Hobie nationals. I was not a member of US sailing but the skipper and boat owner was and asked if I needed to be a member, the answer was no. After sailing a Hobie 18 against some super cat 22 with chutes and sailing some 2 to 3 hour races without any breaks( as soon as we finished they started the next race) I was intrested to see how we did and come to find out we were not scored because I was not a member. That was my first and last Alter cup race.



David Lennard