Mary,

We all love to talk about boats, and, as might be expected, much of the thread so far has focused on which classes should be allowed in the Worrell 1000.

Beyond the best boat question, however, there's that question you asked at the end of your first post.

[color:"green"]" . . . would anybody else want to undertake the organization and running of this race under a different name?"[/color]

What do we have out there for successful models. In the case of the Worrell, we have one individual who owns the race. Would that be the likely alternative, to find another owner? Group of owners? Or, is there a non-profit organization for whom such an event could fit into their organizational mission?

Certainly, a lot depends on what the bottom line is for a race of this magnitude. Admittedly, I'm completely in the dark on that one? Does a race like the Worrell operate in the red each year? Does it ever break even? What incentive is there for an individual, group of individuals, or organization to take on the race?

If not Mike Worrell, then who?