We haven't heard from Mike Worrell, and it is hard for me to imagine the race being run again by him.
However, that wonderful coastline is still there. Mike Worrell doesn't own it, he didn't create it. He gets the credit for being the one who recognized the potential of that coastline for a race like this and for making the race happen for many years. The Worrell 1000 was one of the best things that has happened for catamarans. It would never have happened without Michael Worrell.
But if he is not going to be doing the race any more, I figure it's up for grabs. Will somebody else pick up this fumbled ball and run with it? (Sorry, I'm forced to watch way too much football this time of the year.)
Anyway, it would be interesting to ask everybody: If YOU were in charge of this race, how would you do it, and what types of boat(s) would you allow, and what would the entry fee be and what would it include, etc., etc., etc....?"
I know that lots of past Worrell 1000 sailors have their own ideas about how they would like to see the race run.
The problem is that nobody wants to step up and take the responsibility and the work of doing it.
Actually, I think there are a lot of older sailors who would be able to get together to put on the "1000," because they no longer want to actually be out there on the water.
Tad, I know you are curious, and concerned, because you are one of the young people who were hoping to someday race in it.
It is ironic that I am rooting for the "1000", under whatever name, to continue, since I have always been so opposed to the danger factors. But on the other hand, I think it is important for sailors to have goals to shoot for. Participating in and surviving the Worrell 1000 was the biggest goal we had.