Awesome, great news that it is FWYC, bummer it's the same weekend as the Cuba Run. Curious, was the Cuba Run date taken into consideration?
Phillip,
It's difficult to find a weekend that works for everyone. You should note we didn't get a single sailor from the panhandle, AL, MS this year and there wasn't a conflict. The Area D elims are a regional event and a 5 hour drive time seems to be the cut off point. So within a 5 hour radius of FW how many will the ADs Elims lose to the CR and vice versa? Be honest.
Ding, honestly I can only speak for myself, so the answer is one. I do believe that the CR will affect the turnout at FW, as several of the expected Gulf Coast racers have expressed their interest in doing the CR. What if Newkirk, Smith, Charlie, Boog, Altman, Lambert, Craig W., Joe P., myself, and others do the CR? The OA for CR is expecting 100 boats, mostly N20 and F18. I might question the number of expected boats racing at CR, but I don't doubt that there will be alot of N20's at CR. Remember, the panhandle is a target rich environment for N20's.
I hated that I didn't make the elims this weekend, just too much on my plate. Maybe similar things with the others. Alter cup, Global Challenge, then elims back to back was a travel strain for anybody, especially those of us as far as Birmingham, Memphis, etc.
So, I would guess that one would understand why I would even ask if the CR even show up on the radar? . .
