Patrick wasn't present when the IWCA was started. And believe me, it was not Rick White that started the class.
Actually, it was more like Dan and Kathy Kulkoski, Chip and Barb Short, Bob Curry, and several others.
They just asked if I would be the "Puppet" and they would do everything.
That group is still very active in the class, but I guess I outgrew my puppethood, took the strings and started running on my own.., sort of like Pinochio, except I try not to tell lies. My nose has not grown much over the past years.
And now I really believe we have the most active class in the country.., and growing.
Thanks to folks like Patrick and Skip Kaub, Stan Woodruff, Jack Woehrle, Steve Abbey, Mark Scarpelli, Scot Hubel, Jon Britt, and whole host of others that have stepped up and have helped the class grow.

At any rate, I wanted to be sure you understood that this is not "Rick's Class" as Matt Bounds like to profess. I am merely a puppet for a group that really loves to sail competitively and inexpensively.
Rick