Wildtsail

Is the problem the rep/venue/date ???
or is the problem... the region's sailors just don't care.

So consider three possibilities as possible solutions to... they just don't care.

Three possible mission statements for the qualifier.

the Alter qualifier is another well run regatta in your area...

The qualifier is your regional championship which crowns a champ across all one design fleets....

The qualifier just a way to select from the handfull of sailor who would attend the championship in the spring.

I am sure the regatta differs for all competitors and probably must have elements of all three missions.


So if you think about it.. If the qualifier is just another regatta... the question is.. Do we need another regatta on the schedule. If it's a championship... Do the sailors believe that regatta is a legitamate way to recognize a champion among several classes. Finally, If the regatta is just a way to sort through the 3 or 4 teams who would like to and be able to go to the campionships... Perhaps we should reconsider the regatta at all because it is silly to run a regatta for 3 boats.



Seems to me, that the Alter qualifier has to have space on the regions' calander. a fixed date is great... but it presuposes the schedule needs this event to be complete.

It can't be gumballed onto an already busy regatta schedule because people only have so much time.

So, without these two features, I don't think any regatta has much of a chance.

So, what would make the regatta valuable after these two conditions are satisified?

Personally, I think the regatta must have value apart from just selecting the alter representative. Therfore, the idea that the even is the regional interclass championship has value for me. I would like to see the regions top A cat, Hobie 16 and F18 sailors attend.

Finally, if it were just to select the top sailor in my region, who also had the time, the cash, the crew, and the family scene to let them go race... I would probalby not be interested in making it happen.