What do the membership dues fund?
Hey, how much does it cost teams to race in the actual Alter Cup? (not the qualifiers)
I know the individuals racing have to pay for insurance which is pricey (although not having insurance would certainly be pricier). They have to pay for their own accomodations (unless a local is nice enough to house them). So what does USSailing actually provide other than their name- and the requirement that you must be a member to sail in it?
I believe it costs the Alter Cup commitee $500/boat. So $5K per year out of a fund that was established specifically for this purpose. Im assuming the account has enough in it to generate $5K of interest per year. JW maybe can confirm this.
The Alter Cup is certainly something positive for multihull sailors from US Sailing. Although it could just as easily be run from anothor organization as catsailors do the legwork (and if a comparable bugdet to pay the $5k could be found).
