Bert, I just wanted to thank you and your colleague for volunteering as a race officers for the OCR's....Without folks like yourself, the enormous effort to run a world class event would simply not happen. It's not like this is your yacht club.. The panhandle is a long way from Miami!! Thanks for serving.

I know pikers like myself, count on good luck, and overlook the work of the RC at these things.... asking... "Why do we need all of this staff....Why does it cost so much... Hell we run good races with a bayliner and a zodiac." The whole point of the Olympic/World cup level of competition is to eliminate luck as much as possible and have sailor skill be the key factor in medals. The sailors are so good AND they are so close in skill that if you don't keep the race course fair.... the changing conditions will favor some in the fleet. So...the term Olympic equipment and Olympic race management mean a lot and are important.