Maybe this is the time to level on the website issue.
Recently there has been some discussion on which software platform to use for our new F16 website.
This, however, is not much of an issue, there are far more pressing issues.
One of these is that we are in desperate need of a webmaster/webpage design who can take the lead in developping and implementing our new Formula 16 website. We have several volunteers who want to do help in such a project but none yet who is willing to take the lead and guide such volunteers in a webpage framework of his own design.
I've spend so many hours and money into the F16 class as a whole and even a good chunk of time and money into the Formula 16 website that I'm unwilling to take this task on my shoulders. I feel that it is time for some other people to take their turn in carrying the load for a while.
With respect to volunteers, any person willing to take the lead in such a webpage project can count on Robi (USA) to help out in the way of graphics design, Mark Thompson (USA) in the way of grammar checking and webpage design testing, Paul Warren (UK) to arrange of some dedicated hosting, Björn Munko (GER) to translate all into a German language sub-webpage so we can go after German and Swiss sailors better. Hell, such a person can also count on myself to create, update and maintain large chuncks of the content, both articles and galleries. I can fill plenty of pages with F16 pictures and F16 related race reports and design articles. We expecting several new developments like an official measuring system and I will probably make such things ready for publication.
So the work itself can be spread over a good group of volunteers avoiding the need to do everything alone. But one person needs to design the main framework and coordinate the different volunteers so they all work together.
We have tried 2 times with different persons already in 2005 but without a spark lighting the fire so to say. Who can help us out this time and make it work. We need you !
A few examples (try-outs) can be seen here (previous tries) :
http://www.qcm.co.il/f16/http://markmthomson.net/F16/Wouter
