We Will NOT be muscling our way in. It would be impolite.
Ohhh yeah I forgot about that !!
Honestly mate, I don't think there is any chance of us succesfully muscle in on their start, it is there official midwinter remember ! There will always be some crews who claim they came in last because an F16 gets in the way on the start line. No, I'm sure they will be pretty clear about wanting their own starts and maybe even their own courses.
I would bet YOUR paycheck that all the Formular Spinnaker boats will be together on the start. Boats like I-20, F-18, & F-16, all should start together on the same line.
On the same course maybe, but I seriously doubt wether the 17 F18's will be starting with the other boats. I-20's and F16's maybe.
Just to be sure, You get a lot of credit for helping with the motivation, too. All we're gonna do is drive 800 miles and race.
Believe me I would love to have missed this honour and see it go to a local US sailor. I don't particulary like beating about the bush to get sailors to come out to an event. I got more then enough other class work to do. Not to mention preparing for my own races in 2006. Still need to find a way to drive 800 miles myself and take a ferry to the UK for our F16 nations cup ! (Expensive !)
And Drink a RumRunner in honor of Tom Shannon, who will be noticeably absent, and dreaming about his smooth new Bright Red Blade.
Tom ordered one ?
Ohh I see Tom is FlyaF16 now Tshan and he was the one with all the talk about painting the hulls bright Red. I thought that red hulls and Tom were two different things. I guess I have missed something.
Matt will be very busy with building then !
Wouter
