As far as combining a bunch of classes NAs together, that has very little appeal to me. I make a decision to go to an event based on the sailing, and the social side has very little bearing on my attendance. While multi-class events are great for increasing exposure of a fleet to other members of the sailing community, a single fleet event allows for more races to be run with less waiting between races and optimal course lengths. A very skilled race committee can make multiple fleets work, but for an event like a NA championship, my preference would be to keep it a single class event.

As I read thru the thread there were several people that said they would look into new sponsors.

I was just asking if there was a list so if something happened to comeup someone might take advantage of it. No biggie if it's not available but it would be much more transparant if it was.

I think that rolex owns the front of the boat (and marks).
US sailing owns the back of the boat
the Yacht club owns the middle of the boat
The sailor owns the sail.

No sunglass sponsors... Hobie gave a piece... ... Nothing that competes with Gil in the equip and shirt Business....((they give shirts to competitors)

20.3 Competitors & Boats
20.3.1 Subject to any other provision of this Code:
20.3.1.1 each individual Competitor may, with the agreement of the Person in Charge, display Advertising on clothing and personal equipment without restriction;
20.3.1.2 Advertising chosen by the Person in Charge may be displayed on hulls, spars and sails without restriction except on the spaces reserved for identification by Appendix G of the Racing Rules and under Regulations 20.5 & 20.9.

20.4 Event Advertising
20.4.1 Subject to Regulations 20.5 and 20.6, the Organizing Authority of an event has the right to make use of the following spaces according to the following terms:
20.4.1.1 Boats
(a) the first 20% (or where the Hull Length is less than 8 metres the greater of the first 1.2m or 25%) of the forward part of each side of the hull of each participating boat for Bow Numbers and the Advertising chosen and required to be displayed by the Organizing Authority of that event; and
(b) subject to Regulation 20.9.(b).(i), the foremost 20% of the mainsail boom; and
(c) if the boat has a backstay a sponsor’s burgee or flag measuring a maximum of 500mm by 750 mm (“Sponsors Flag”) to be attached to the backstay; or any combination thereof and if any such Advertising as specified to be displayed or
carried (as appropriate) as above mentioned, it shall be so stated in the notice of race, which may also require that a Sponsors Flag be carried throughout that event, including when a boat is in harbour or ashore.

A Competitor may choose not to display any Advertising which is for alcohol or tobacco, or which he or she genuinely objects to for substantive moral, political or religious reasons.

20.7 Conflicts between Competitor and Event Advertising
20.7.1 The Organizing Authority of an event may not reject or cancel the entry of a boat or exclude a Competitor because that boat’s or Competitor’s Advertising is or may be in conflict with the Advertising or sponsor of that event.

This is not that hard: http://championships.ussailing.org/Sponsors.htm

Mike

For the BYOB editions, advertising would most likely be handled per RRS K 2.2:

Boats shall be required to display advertising chosen and supplied by the organizing authority.

While not set in stone yet, I would imagine this being limited to the front 25% of the hulls.

Mike

Here's what US Sailing told me about sponsorship yesterday. The proposed sponsor has no conflict with Rolex, Hobie Polarized, or Gill.

". . .they could receive visibility on your yacht club’s website, and signage at the venue during the event. We would not be able to add them to the US Sailing website, on official event clothing, or on the boats’ hulls and sails. US Sailing reserves the right for hull and sail placement for the National sponsors of this event. . ."

Brian Welsh
Marketing Manager
US Sailing
BrianWelsh@ussailing.org
Phone: 401-683-0800 x692