It’s the start
It’s the course configuration…
It's too many balanced courses
It’s the rating
It’s the F16 rating.
It’s the N17 rating
It’s the spinnaker boats
It’s the damn slow hobie 14…
I have heard em all… I have been there on my Dart with a nacra 5.5u below me…. Solution… find clear air… it’s sailboat racing. And run 40 minute races where the start does not dominate the finish order.
The EU has large single start regattas… they think we are crazy for running 6 five boat starts at regattas . Basically we need to grow a pair once a year.
My proposal won’t fit all regions.
The danger is over scheduling the racing and burning out the sailors and suffering low turnouts. In California… you might need to compromise or do something else.
In Area C We could add the one regatta (Cambridge) and probably be OK on the schedule. (2 events in July… One event in August)
In Area B … there is a very strong Hobie fleet in Syracuse and Rochester, They also have a Multihull open at Lake Canidauaga every fall which is run by the Shark fleet. It has been well supported in the past by the Hobie sailors from Syracuse and New York. If you declared this event the qualifier and gave highpoints out to the Hobie sailors for their Division results as I propose.. it’s a win win.
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http://sharkcatamaranclass.org/raceresults.html#20087cmorIn Area A, The Nacra Fleet is running Open and F18 one design races. Meanwhile the A class is trying to build out of the Bristol Yacht club and this year they supported Wroten Point’s 49th Annual multihull regatta.. (wow.. 49 years… that’s history) . and a new event at American Yacht Club… (very very Gucci club). If the two organizations worked together and supported an additional regatta in New England the A Class would add another regatta that would give New England sailors an attractive regatta option for their fleet and they could begin to grow the class in NE.. One idea … they run an 800 sailor regatta at Sail Newport that Cats could race in… For reasons that could be simply financial and I never understand… it just doesn’t happen. Perhaps as the Area Qualifier… the doors might open.
