Olli and others,

It is unfortunate that because of your desire to own a Capricorn, you won’t be able to attend or race in the Madcatter. I have in the past attended the Madcatter, and share your pain of what I have been missing. The C fleet informational meeting was very helpful since it was my first racing as a captain. Rob Jerry, Mimi Apple, and Pat Castor were extremely helpful. Certainly, the best parties at any Regatta I've ever been to including monohauls; rums squalls and Syracuse girls dancing on the bar top. Everyone should be able to experience Adam Zell’s expert operation of the beer truck and the great racing your Madcatter offers. As my family becomes old enough to race, hopefully, the Madcatter will become an open event. We could tie the Madcatter into visiting our family in the area as a family vacation. Looks like for the immediate future, maybe we should just help Adam keep the beer truck safe and functioning. For the foreseeable future, I don’t envision sailing a Hobie again. Notice, I am not saying never, but it close to that.

A note about a trend in our club, when I first joined our club there must have been four or five Hobies racing in it four years ago. This year I don’t think there will be any. Hobie owners are more than welcome and are encouraged to participate in our club and CRAC events.