I probably asked this before on this forum but I am running my first (Hobie) regatta this May 31 and I am darn nervous about it. I always heard that one should support their sport by actually running a regatta and well here, I go. So any suggestions and a simple list of do's and don'ts, etc. and list of items to have would be great. I have been working on this so far but the list I have of items I need is quite large and I have to be honest quite over whelming. Even if you have not run a regatta I will still like to have your impressions and suggestions. Once again, if this is a repeat please excuse me. I don't know why I am so nervous, maybe one reason is I want people to like the regatta and come again.

Just for your information, I live in North Idaho (actually only 40 miles away from Spokane WA) and will run the regatta on lake Coeur d' Alene. There has not been a multihull regatta in this area for 20 years but there are quite a few recreational multihull sailors in this area. I am excited about our new club/fleet as last year I was pretty much a one my show but not have a great bunch of kids and adults in the club.

Miles Moore
H16