Wouter, as you are from Europe and a keen sailor you may be able to shed some light on the problems that we have here in Australia. Some of my counterparts have not had the opportunity of seeing what is happening in Europe that highlights the dismal state that other parts of the world are in particlualry my interest Australia. OK so our friend Mike states that Frankston is doing great and I agree it is definitely doing better then anywhere else even thought it is no where near the success of some smaller clubs in Europe in size, quality or fun!! A good example would be my friends in Belguim placed in a relatively small beach town with a club house the size of most double garages here in Australia, there would have to be over a hundred boats it is hard to estimate with all those masts? With decent sailing and social activities not only on Saturday and Sunday but midweek as well, now this is the part I do not understand. The population would not be as large as Sydney or melbourne and in Australian terms the beach is not too attractive and a dam sight colder. The sailing waters are a murky brown full of current ane they can only sail if they are lucky 4 months of the year and this is a typcial example throughout Europe and on contrast we have blue water, exceptional sailing conditions, warmer weather and can sail all year around, with the exception of one or two clubs we are lucky to get more then 4 of one type of boat at most club days. Now as I said at the start WE are doing soemthing wrong, and I would not class good old Mike to be doing it that much better when you compare it to some of the little clubs in Europe.
Wouter I am sure you would agree and maybe you are one of the better to comment, I am not sure if there is a solution?? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />