Ok,

I see that the Dude had the decency to delete his posts which were absolutely out of line. Thank you Dude.

I will stop there, but before I want to say this:

Having been the race officer for four years has been a great thing for me. I really enjoyed it and without bragging I can take credit for several accomplishments:

the chase boat
the scoring system
good attendance and a real excitement at the fleet racing program.
Overall, the job properly done and my presence and participation to every race.

There was also exciting new ideas like the formula weekends, Objective 100 and the sailing school which unfortunately were not followed up or supported by the fleet.

My biggest regret is about the sailing school for which I managed to get a 30K grant from the NJ state and was a very solid project. I could have brought a lot to the club: new members, a closer relationship with the town and ,above all, a future and a perspective.

That is why when asked why I care so much for this club I can answer this: I invested so much time and energy and believed so much in these kind of new ideas that this is true, I am disapointed by the current direction of the club and concerned that one day this lack of projects will mean the end of it.
As Thomas said, this club is a great sailing place and deserve the best. Goals and objectives could be a lot more than just fill the beach.
I know that diplomacy is not my biggest strength, but I consider that sometimes, criticism, if constructive can make things change for the best. Obviously, some people got hurt by me at one point, my apologies. Behind this, I have allways known that there was some kind of antifrench feeling but after this serie of post, I understand it is a lot deeper than I thought, and explains better why so many sticks in my wheels.

One day, I published in a club news an article about the fleet and the need for a sailing school. The main word was "what does not regenerates, degenerates". That is still true and will always be.