[C320-list] Ideas for a Future C320 annual Regatta/Meeting

[George Hunt]

Ditto !

Dave Moores wrote:

>Yesss!
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>Dave M
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>(Canada)
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com
>[mailto:c320-list-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jeffrey Hare
>Sent: December 29, 2006 9:58 AM
>To: 'C320-List'
>Subject: [C320-list] Ideas for a Future C320 annual Regatta/Meeting
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>Hi everyone,
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>   I've been thinking about the annual regatta/meetings and wanted to toss
>out an idea for the '08 or possibly later.  I know it's a way off.
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>   What do people think about departing from the typical format and trying
>something completely different?
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>Here are the problems I see:
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>1) Hard to find a member(s) with time/energy/location to do all the work to
>host such an event
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>2) It's always in the US, and most attendees have to pay for flights and
>hotels.  
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>3) It costs the same (or more) to fly out for a couple days just for the
>regatta as it would to fly somewhere for a longer stay.
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>4) The hotels typically give us a break, but it's still expensive.
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>5) The event only has a few hours of sailing (at best) for the whole event,
>so unless you have your boat there, you're not going to do much sailing.
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>6) There's little or no incentive for people outside the US to attend one of
>these events, given the short duration, limited sailing, etc.
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>7) Outside the Dinners and Organized events, there's nothing to do but
>sight-see or try to hook up with other members for some side activities.
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>Here's my proposal:
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>Let's consider having an annual meeting/regatta in the BVI sometime between
>December and March.  We'll charter the boats, spend a week sailing, racing
>bar-to-bar, diving, whatever.
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>* It would be a *lot* more fun.
>* There's a reason for more people to go, and especially people from other
>countries.
>* People who want to do this, but are otherwise uncomfortable with
>chartering could "get their feet wet" with a large group of friends to build
>confidence.
>* Get a chance to sail/race/cruise larger boats or Catamarans and share
>skills.
>* Adam will cook for everyone ;)
>* Have our annual meeting at Saba Rock Resort restaurant in Virgin Gorda
>sound, or elsewhere.  Note that they have valet dinghy parking.. :)
>* Yea, we'd have to take the kids out of school for a week assumig it
>wouldn't fall on vacation week, but we'll just bring the homework along like
>we always do and call it a educational opportunity. :)
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>While I haven't run the numbers recently, I recall that we seem to spend a
>similar amount of $$ to fly to the west coast for 4 or 5 days, pay for
>hotel, food and transportation as it cost us to do a charter in Tortola
>(looking at the cost/day $$ average).  And it's a real vacation as well.
>Given that we're all sailors, we might be able to carve out some kind of
>group discount to sweeten the deal.
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>Then for an encore at a future date, maybe cruise the Med?
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>Just a thought...
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>-JeffH.
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