There is pre registration and pre registration with payment!

Spring Fever asks that you pre register. So 100 boats pre register... 80 show up.... That's a LOT of extra food to throw away!

Pre registration systems help you set up your scoring program and your fleet starts. You are still left with a rough guess as to the final turnout... The crystal ball approach sucks.

Pre registration and pre payment do a lot more for the club.
The club knows that if you have pre-payed... you are committed to going. It's like buying a ticket to a Broadway show, the curtain opens at 8.05 .... if you don't like the weather...no problem... you simply miss the show. Most of us make it to the show!

A company, regatta manager, will set up your event and tap you 7 % overhead for the service. People have NO PROBLEM paying ticket master the surcharge for concert tickets... Why should a regatta surcharge be different.

You can always pay the 20 on site registration fee if you simply can't plan ahead.