I got a rather venomous e-mail from somebody yesterday saying our coverage is terrible because we are only talking about the top sailors.

I don't quite understand it, because, as I explained to him, it is the same way in all sports -- like auto racing, motocross, golf, tennis....

But what troubled me more about the e-mail is that he suggested that the top sailors are the ones who HAVE A LOT OF MONEY and that we should be talking about all the OTHER sailors in the fleet who ACTUALLY love sailing and racing.

I'm just going to leave it at that for any comments you might have about this point of view.
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However, I will also point out that during the Worrell 1000, which is a much longer race, there is plenty of time, what with the lay day and night races, to talk to all the sailors and do feature stories on people who are farther back in the pack. The Tybee 500 is a relatively short race; and there really is no opportunity timewise -- especially with only one reporter on the scene and the need to get story and pictures posted asap.

Feedback, please.