[gpsbug] Re: WSSC Fall 2011 ad Hoc Race Series
- From: "John" <j.wandling@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Fri, 9 Sep 2011 10:00:57 -0400
Maybe we should try to do fewer races but treat them a bit more seriously:
(1) Schedule a spring series and a fall series (five races each).
(2) Have races on Sunday, starting around eleven.
(3) Vary courses a bit. - pick more gov't marks and establish a few
predefined courses.
(4) Move Starting area to middle of river.
(5) Have a committee boat - take turns volunteering - committee boat gets
one point for that day
(6) Score as a series and have awards use low point scoring as per Racing
Rules of Sailing
(7) Charge a nominal fee to cover awards
(8) Allow one throw-out (awards based on best four finishes)
(9) Let's keep Pagan River Challenge with WYCC as co-sponsor (if WYCC is
game).
I'd be happy to conduct a review of racing rules as well as a review of how
to committee. Will continue as scorekeeper/webmaster. If we set this up
and schedule around other activities, I could get my boat up the river for
most races.
I'd be happy to host a meeting of volunteers who would like to work on
"taking it up a notch".
Please share opinions/thoughts. I'd be happy to host a meeting of
volunteers who would like to work on "taking it up a notch".
John
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Subject: [gpsbug] WSSC Fall 2011 ad Hoc Race Series
Fall is upon us so let's go racing!
For the Fall we'd like to do whatever we can to maximize the number of
racers. The Spring Series had generated a lot of advance interest and
optimism, but in the event, disappointingly, we didn't see many boats on the
line. In part, probably a case of life happening as we went about our plans.
What can be done to maximize the number of boats on the starting line?
Different start times? Different days? Other locations for the start? Some
racing/ racing rules familiarization? What can be done to enable you to
race?
Anyone, everyone please chime in. What works for you?
As a minimum, please feed back whether you'd prefer to race on Saturday or
Sunday and AM or PM.
Also, please provide any other germane feedback so we can include as many
boats as possible. We just go out to have fun on the water! No protests!
Let's plan to start racing the last weekend in September and finish up
before Thanksgiving. (Please pass this along to anyone else who might be
interested in racing.)
Thanks,
Steve
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