asinie? I'm sorry but my degree is not in literary English, what is an ASINIE? Is that a person with ASININE tendencies? Sorry, just trying to be educated here... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif" alt="" />


On the dues issue, if you (or me) races only ocasionally, i.e. club races or other local venue without any aspirations or the skill to go any further, what again is the benifit? You (collectively) say that USSA provides the PRO or race officers but my understanding is as a PRO or the person running the regatta you pay for your own training, (Just as in swimming, I'm a swim judge). Those costs for us regular folks just makes sailing and "fun" racing more expensive and we're more likely to do even less races. But hey, thats just me.

Clayton