Originally Posted By: waterbug_wpb Originally Posted By: Mugrace72 There are others, but we are all made to feel unwelcome...not worthy...etc. That is more why they don't come out than the fear of getting trounced.
Okay, I think that brings up the most fundamental point about attendance at regattas. Why, specifically, are you (or more generally, boats not at the pointy end of the standings) made to feel 'unwelcome, not worthy, etc.'?
The quotes above were extracted from another thread and I felt this subject needed its own post.
Jack, please provide more detail into how folks are made to feel unwelcome, I'm assuming this applies more to the open fleet rather than the others. _________________________ David Ingram F18 #672 http://www.naf18.com
So, while we may choose to sing kumbaya ... Non racers have issues with racers.... Every now and then... one of them bubbles up and declares the emperor has no clothes and wants no parts of the scene.
Just dismiss or ignore these shortsighted people... They have no reason to feel unwelcome.
So... Carry on... all is well. We are doing a spectacular job of running regattas and growing the sport of sailboat racing.
