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H17Cat,

Out of 29 events on the schedule, only 10 look like they are points events actually put on by Div 4. There are another 10 "open" events where you are just leaching off of other folks who are nice enough to open their regattas to you. But you don't return the favor by inviting others to your regattas.

Doesn't that embarrass you?


This is just plain ignorance!

Meaning, that I'm not calling you stupid. Just that you don't have your facts straight.

When did supporting an event held at a Yacht Club become leaching?
I sure don't feel like I'm leaching when I hand them my check.
I look at this as a win-win. It provides more both sides the opportunity to educate themselves. The multihulls get to see and interact with a club. The monohulls get to see a cat's speed and meet the sailors.
Wow, that's just crazy. Almost as crazy as the ski resorts allowing snowboarders to pay for a lift ticket. Damn those snowboarders. Leeching off the ski resorts.

We're operating under the premise that what's good for the sport will be good for our choice of boat too. Which just happens to be a Hobie. The focus is on outside exposure and youth particapation.


One of the reasons that monohullers tell me that they disrespect cat sailors is that we don't give back. We go to their events, but rarely help out or put on events for them.

Entrance fees cover very little of what it takes to put on a regatta. Most of the actual cost of putting on a regatta is donated labor.

Put it this way, say there are two ski areas where the labor is all volunteer. At one area the volunteers are all skiiers, but they welcome both skiiers and snowboarders. At the other the volunteers are all snowboarders, and only snowboarders are welcome. Don't you think the skiiers would be unhappy?

Sorry for the threadjack, I'll shut up now.