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

[Pat Moriarty]

How about Baha, the last time I checked American Airlines was the 
only one into Tortola and they are real proud of the tickets.

Pat #130

At 10:41 AM 12/29/2006, you wrote:
>Ditto !
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>Dave Moores wrote:
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>>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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