As a member of both Hca-na and NAF-18 I can see both sides of this argument. As a F-18 sailor I'd like to see more of our regattas count for F-18 points. As a one design sailor I like knowing its a equal playing field.

Speaking only for myself I think if the proposal was better drawn up then it may have passed.

The bylaws commision just did their job. The proposal violated the by-laws and the committee made those points.They are not the bad guys here.

Jeremy is one of the first to help another fleet. A-cats , Monos, Yacht club racing , Even the F-18 class. Just because he voted against the proposal he's not against F-18 racing. He has told me on several occasions if we get a F-18 race in norcal he'll run chase or committee for the event. He ran the Ditch this year following the fleet and bieng our designated safety boat.

I was at the Divisional AGM and the proposal was not well met be alot of the members in attendance. The Tiger fleet was 50/50 split from the members I have talked to in Div 3. We are looking at the 3 regatta policy for open boats. One of which may be the Santa Cruz race. (put on by Jeremy and SCYC)

Dan is doing a wonderful job in socal keeping F-18 fleet going strong. He was also a great resource for me on my tiger when I started this platform.

We shouldn't be arguing over this proposal and who's at fault. We should be looking at how to make it work.

Feel free to contact me via im or e-mail if you want.

Rich