...It's been the trend in the past that distance races are lower on the priority list and previous posters were culprits of that....
I wouldn't believe you included Lee in that statement and that's certainly not been my approach.
That's two out of the fleet of ~60 present at Nationals. There are a handful of others that enjoy distance racing, and I'm lucky Jessica likes it, plus has more vacation than me. The reality is we sail at events with the biggest turnout, and highest time on water per dollar spent. That means events like Nat's, Catacup and Worlds often take precedence, though this year might be a little different for us.
I'm eager to see what the format will be and agree with most of Jakes suggestions, keep it interesting and different.
Barb, good point on the hotel costs, in reality vacation time may be a wash with a weekend vs. a week. It's still a solid days worth of driving to get down there from MD, further if you are north. Unfortunately, that likely rules out most of the new england teams unless we leave the trailer in Florida until after the event (unlikely).
