Mike,
Most Visiting Macho participants drop their boats off at DIYC (just inside the gate on the grass on wheels) Friday evening. Hoopes says he thinks DIYC closes the gates at about 7:00 p.m. They then take their trailers to Dunedin Causeway and drop them off there before going to one of the local hotels or out to Party at Eddie’s. In the morning they gang up to take gear and as many sailors as they can get in to a vehicle for the trip to DIYC. Since space is limited DIYC wants the boats on wheels with no trailers inside the gate. Trailers can be left out in the Dog Beach parking area. If you don’t have wheels I’m sure someone like John F. will have a set you can use that morning.

The locals come in on Saturday morning early and setup. Their support people try to help ferry the all the left over cars, trailers and wheels that belong to both visitors and locals back to Dunedin Causeway so they are there and waiting at the finish line. It has gone fairly smoothly for many years but it is always good to think out your logistics in advance. Since you are a local you could just drop your boat off at DIYC Friday, if you want, bring your trailer to the causeway and arrange for a ride over in the morning. If the winds are as high as they have been lately the boats could beat the support groups back.

Terry Fondrk