Quote:Perhaps the guy should have researched the regatta . . .before he got there John

That's a lot easier to talk about than to do. In the face of not having strong classes, many sailors give the excuse that thay wait to see who else will show up before they make their decisions. Most regattas have only about 1/2 of the boats preregister, even though they may save $10 a Participant and probably are not guaranteed an regatta shirt or hat for the lack of that pregistration. I think the problem lies in the last minute nature of the sailor's psyche. Goes right along with I don't wanna go to all the trouble if you can't guarantee the wind Mentality. Makes Regatta Organizers crazy trying to plan food and accommodations for an unknown number of participants. And then again your crew might not show up and you'd have to be sailing a Blade 16 to make that work for you, and now we're finally back on topic for this thread.
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