Mark, Dave, and Mary:

It's our belief that if our Fleet decided to refuse the opportunity to run a Hobie points regatta, we would lose the entrants that travel the 3-5 hours to enjoy our weekend, instead they would focus on traveling either the week before or the week later to other points regatta that would be waiting to replace us.

Well, the question is now put to bed, anyway. Our Fleet has voted to offer a Hobie points regatta where we will not have an open fleet for non-Hobie boats. We will take advantage of the advertising in the Hobie Associations' calendar and do business as usual.

Just to answer a question that was brought up: The term "anti-Hobie people" was meant to describe people in our club that enjoy sailing, but do not enjoy having anyone tell them what to do. We're cool now; we've calmed down; we're going to have a great summer. Keep an eye on our website.

Smooth waters,

Wyatt