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Joined: Oct 2006 Posts: 186 Chattanooga, TN jody OP
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Posts: 186 Chattanooga, TN | ok so from what i hear next year the GC will possible be here in the US. Now i think i remember it has to be 12 months notice for it so that the GC can not be till at earliest around this time next year. So what about a possible North Americas in the spring? Could maybe look at doing it in conjunction with one of the other regattas (the invatational in Gulfport, or maybe Spring Fever since it is a little closer for our northern sailors), or a whole separate event. Anyone intrested?
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#155904 09/24/08 08:57 AM 09/24/08 08:57 AM |
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Posts: 396 Annapolis Md. | Hey Jody. Thanks for getting this started. The only drawback to SF is the breeze, everything else there is top notch. The GYC invitational is attractive because its a warm place to go during the late winter. Attractive to people coming from europe. Ed
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Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | Now hold on... Spring Fever has had some windless wonders but for the past serveral years overall the wind as been pretty darn decent. IMO you couldn't go wrong with either location GYC or SF.
Yes Tim, I'm leaving now.
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Posts: 186 Chattanooga, TN | The nice thing about SF is it is a 3 day event and on a holiday weekend. As for Gulfport, that is great sailing and a cool location, and I guess a majority of the blades in the country are in the florida area so would be more convient for them. But do think a regular 2 day event for something we are calling a NA might be a little short. but not sure at this point if more then 3 days would be well enough atteneded? Just some ideas I am throwing around. We will be at both events so matters little really, but to me the idea of saying something is a NA makes the class sound that much better to someone who is looking in and considering.
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#155907 09/24/08 02:39 PM 09/24/08 02:39 PM |
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Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | Okay, it got chilly one time and if hadn't been so cold we would not have bought those kick a$$ posom hats Krantz was selling. We still had great sailing and better stories.
I'm not trying to sell SF over GYC both are great venues but geeze don't dog an event you don't attend.
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Posts: 3,116 Annapolis, MD | Since SF is midway between the Ohio/Michigan F17's and the Florida F16's... It's a perfect spot to compete against each other!
Many clubs will add an extra day of racing for a championship event... Perhaps GP could do that and give the cold weather sailors a really good reason to go south... a three day championship in florida in the winter! If the third day is a full on day of sailing.. you could get a 10 race NA's in the books.
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Posts: 2,921 Michigan | I vote (not that this is a vote) for GYC. Or, how about Lake St Clair? Anyone ever thought of that? No, of course not. Why leave it out? ya'll can crash at my place <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/tongue.gif" alt="" />
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Posts: 186 Chattanooga, TN | ok how about GYC 3 day NA event (you florida guys think we can do that?) and SF as a combo F16/F17 straight up event? Then Patrick would love to look at St. Claire for maybe mid summer when it is so damn hot here, not much sailing? would be another good f16/17 competition. Could be fun.
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Posts: 2,921 Michigan | I was being a little sarcastic about Lake St clair. Since my blade lived in Fl, it is actually easier for me to get to SF or GYC with it anyway. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Would be interesting to have a F16/N17 SmackDown up here. Could even label it as such!
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Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,116 Annapolis, MD Mark Schneider
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Posts: 3,116 Annapolis, MD | Just a note from last years schedule snafu.
The Gulfport regatta (2 days) and spring fever (3 days) were back to back last year. This forced sailors to choose between them.
Spring Fever is always easter weekend... (which moves around) so the need to plan. Pre planning could get max attendance at both events.
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Posts: 186 Chattanooga, TN | while 2 years ago SF was freezing most of the time a wetsuit is ok. Since the F18s have their regional championship or such then, i do not think we would get to play with them anyway. So lets do it and get the SF titled as either midwinters or nationals and start getting people there. And as for water we sailed there 2 weeks ago and it was ok, there is just a lot more beach.
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Posts: 3,348 | You can pencil me in, at least tentatively. I really, really, really don't like cold weather, so if it's much below 50. . .
The GYC "120" rule is much more to my liking. If air and water temp. don't equal 120, no racey!
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Pete, can we move that rule up to 150? 75/75 works better for me... <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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Posts: 3,528 Looking for a Job, I got credi... | You can pencil me in, at least tentatively. I really, really, really don't like cold weather, so if it's much below 50. . .
The GYC "120" rule is much more to my liking. If air and water temp. don't equal 120, no racey! LOL If the water is frozen, or the daggerboards will not fit in the cases as there is too much frost; then it's too cold to go sailing.
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Posts: 6,049 Sebring, Florida. | Pete, you are talking about the Spring Fever regatta, right? It depends on when exactly Easter falls next year, March or April? It can be 40 one day and 70 the next, that time of year, but the water is not going to be -warm- in any case.
I can't make it because it is always on Easter weekend and I will be home with the family then.
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Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA David Ingram
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Posts: 3,906 Clermont, FL, USA | Take a strole through the photo galleries of years past, they are all there. This will give you an idea of what people are and are not wearing, and yes people have been known to go swimming because it was getting hot! If you can handle Tradewinds you can handle SF... except for Timbo he appears to be a bit more delicate than most. Of all the years we've attend SF my wife has worn a dry suit once (07) http://www.twinhulls.com/
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