W.F.



How deep are you planning to go on the purse. Is that 5K for the entire event paid over X finishes or is that 5K for the winner??



Semi-pro racing is an interesting thing for this sport (sailing in general). The detirming factor for any event is the size of the course and the number of boats racing in each fleet with the proximity of the boats to the spectators. IE how close can you get to the guys on the boats. The best event will have to bring the action to the spectators not the boats to the beach.



One of the things the the F22 series has worked on for better than a year is how to make that happen.



As for action, the F22 should be relative to the designs being brought to the event. The SC22 is a good design but I believe that the newer designs will be faster, more agile, and exciting. Just as the evolution has happened in the 18 foot range. THe target goat is to place approximately 40 boats on the starting line with an occasional increase to 50 boats.



Yes that is ambitous but with the right boats and the right financial incentives the sponsors and staff believe that it is achievable. Series racing would not fully begin until probably 2004 so that the boats could be built and teams fully organized. The series is designed to be multi year (3 year minimum) with approximately 10 events held a year spaced about 3 weeks apart.



Builders interested in design criteria are encouraged to respond. Builders are required to carry product liability insurance on boats sold and raced with a minimum of $1m coverage.



Additionally, teams will be required to register the vin number in order to be assigned a hull/sail number and register their team name/colors(which will be tighly controlled and replication limited to multi boat teams) . All team names must be trademarked and are the sole-property of the team. However, rights to usage will be transferred to the F22 series on an annual basis.



Sailors must be ISAF registered and in good standing.



This is some of the basic information.



Steve