Hi Dave,

I understand your point. However, perhaps it's not the time and place to rehash that argument.

Consider the other hand here ...

I really applaud the initiative!

What has been missing for many a year are class leaders.

It's one thing for the regatta chair to beat the drum to come to the event.

It's REALLY encouraging to hear a class leader... beat the drum and LEAD by example PLUS do the PR by spreading the word!

For example, Ben Moon succesfully created an A class Midwinters in St Petersburg. He did a good job with emails to get people to go south. ... He could have (and probably should have cross posted on cat sailor)... Why... If you want people to consider your class... its a combination of the boat and the events they compete in. Bob Hodges does a good job of getting the word out to the general community.

You never know who is sitting on the fence and can be nudged into the class by the activity.

You have stepped up to promote Spring Fever on the A cat list... Great Start... Why stop there!?

If readers don't want to read about the A class at Spring fever... they just don't open the thread..


You can find a million excuses to NOT travel...(see N20 thread) A key to trumping those excuses is class leadershp

I applaud those people stepping forward and leading!

Mark