I think Jack has a point. We go out on the water, start a race, do our laps, and think very little of it. To a noob, this is a big ordeal and can be very intimidating. Let's face it...our fleet is evaporating and the guys that are left are a pretty hard core group. Most of us are Tybee and Worrell veterans, National Champions, and pretty comfortable with sailing a boat on the water.

However, on the flip side, I'm not sure this really does have a negative affect because its not like we see sailors show up once, become intimidated, and never appear again...we just never see them because they never show up to begin with. I'm all up for working towards some more fun oriented events - we've been talking about doing just that for about a year now - but I'm not sure this is going to draw more people in.