GYC: that is Gulfport Yacht Club, right? If so, I am working on having a good sized event in your area in '10.

GYC is actively seeking new members and I have it from the commodore that a Hobie Fleet within our club would be most welcome.

So, if you're an active sailor (Hobie or otherwise) come join us.

Caleb
I just wanted to give credit where credit is due: Our Youth Director, Gordo Bagely, is solely responsible for success of our groups particiapation in the Long Beach event. He did a great job and kept the kids safe and interested and deserves all the praise anyone can toss at him. The money we use for this type of thing is the direct result of membership and donations.

Yes please, come take me out of my open class misery!

Howzzat?
(and no - that's not an old cover - it's a retro one I did for the 40th Anniversary Regatta)

Hi
In response to the question about what the membership $$ do regarding the HCA, the first thing, is of course the Hotline. Incredible magazine with lots for everyone. Another plus of an HCA membership is the funding for youth activities. Now I know you hear this from everyone, but just 2 weeks ago,we spent in excess of $10,000 on sending 7 teams to Long Beach for the US Sailing youth multihulls. Travel, lodging and regatta. Awesome deal,and we're very fortunate to have the resources to do what we did and hope to do it again.
Another plus (and keep in mind, these are generalzations) but when we host a National event or large regatta, there is a signifcant economic impact on the area of choice. The local Economic Development group and the Chamber in Clear lake told us when we hosted 8 days of racing last summer, with the number of people there etc.....was north of $600,000 (based on a formula one of them was trying to explain to me) but that too, is significant.
As most of the one design classes out there, our money goes toward top notch racing, social events and organization. Membership gets you on our National Points Ranking list too. Our membership chair is doing a really good job getting things rolling for 09, and is raffling off some new Hobie Hiking harnesses with paid membership.
Hope that helps.
cw

Also allows us to put on a Guest Expert Programs, where the event organizers bring in a Hobie rock star for the weekend to put on a sailiing clinic.Like the one that will be at the Division 7 divisionals this year in Spicier Mn.Wally Myers will be brought in (courtesy of HCA)for the Bald Eagle Regatta July 11-12.Contact me at [email protected] for more details.

I could almost go along with that if he didn't drag in the negativity associated with the other groups. There was nothing in our promotional announcement about forcing anyone to do anything, demanding money, or anything else.

Mike

Do we need to send a little Hobie Captain's hat down to arvied?