120 F18s split into 4 groups - white,red,blue and black.
2 groups on each start so 60 boats/start
100 boats in the slower handicap start and 60 in the faster [on seperate course]
races needed to be in multiples of 3 so that each group sailed each other the same number of times.
4 races on friday in 15-20 knots, raid [long distance] on saturday and 2 races on sunday in 5 and 10 knots.
These guys have it all wrong... What are they thinking? They clearly have NO IDEA how to run a regatta... The Carnac event would obviously be sooo much better if they had true one design racing... With a 4 boat minimum for each class like Tradewinds or Spring Fever... i suspect every boat ever made could experience true one design racing!
They should follow our strategy in the US... they would have a much better event and grow participation if they supported one design racing for that lousy turnout of 160 non F18 boats. I am surprised that regatta does not listen to those sailors and offer them true one design racing with the promise that the fleet would really grow!
But, I am sure the party was just great and the promise of that party was the only thing that allowed them to attract 360 total boats to a three day event.
Those french guys better get on the ball or this regatta is in going to crash and crash even harder then it already seems to be doing.
