Hey Dave,

We have this get toghether on Labor Day weekend where we rent a beach, bring 6 kegs, 500 clams, music, grills and sail/party with our friends and families. After a season of racing every weekend it is a great wind down. Not to mention that our club hosted the 2004 H16 Continentals the week immediately afterward.

Personally I thought another major event over a holiday weekend was not a good idea, but just MHO.

Les

The variations are relatively minor, only material if you take the sum total of them over many years. I agre with Wouter that there is much more to be gainrd by learning to sail the boat correctly, i.e. tacks, gybes, starts, etc.

Perf Cats was on the right track in 03 when they allowed the full F18 class to participate. For I while I thought they were taking the high road, but eventually a few jaded people had to turn it into "it's my yard stay out!" It looked like they were going to be leaders but they to dropped the ball. As you may recall Doug Skidmore from Hobie showed up to that event.....I was in the middle of that and actually saw what transpired.

On 16 NACRA F18's at that Worlds-most of those will be local boats that never leave their area. In the 2.5 years I have been involved with F18 the only consistent traveller have been Matt S, the Batchelor boys and Mark Kennedy. There is nothing wrong with staying home, I am feeling more like that all the time, but how many boats from outside MI will really show? I find I want less to go to places that don't reciprocate and tdavel to my events. huh?

Not meant to start arguments just musings from someone frustrated with manufacturers and Class Assoc.

Discourse is heathy, EVEN if we don't agree!

I'll still buy you a beer when I see you all