A "Slippers" meeting is a skippers meeting after the first round of rum.

You really ought to show up for skippers meetings, as it's a good gauge of the overall organization of the regatta:

Meyer's Rum - you'll be lucky if there are three bouys out there (somewhere)

Bacardi - There will be some geometric shape set up and a starting line vaguely perpendicular to the wind. There may or may not be a PRO boat


Captain Morgan - while a true course will be set up, few boats will actually be in the starting area on time. However, if CM 100 is served at the slippers meeting then no protests will be lodged or heard. PRO boat will make judgement calls erratically, mainly due to the excessive eye-patch wearing and knee-up stance

Mount Gay - good course set up, a few judge/safety boats and eveyrone wearing the same hat

Goslings Old Rum - your boat will be escorted to the starting area by your assigned "personal assistant" on a 30ft RIB with a personal chef and fully stocked bar. PRO boat will be in excess of 110 feet complete with fitness area and lap pool. Wind will be artificially enhanced to a perfect 15kts with shifts less than 10 degrees. All 90 boats will sail to their exact handicap and there will be a tie for the leader's board.