We may not have access to Founders Park this year and consequently may have to move to the Islander, just down the street and on the Ocean Side.

We have traditionally sailed Fri-Sun, however the A-Cats Regatta does not end until Friday, and there would be an overlap that would not work.

QUESTION: Since Monday is a Holiday (ML King) would we lose boats by having it Sat thru Monday?

You can answer here or email me: rick@catsailor.com

I would still be 'in' for racing on Monday Rick. Would we be doing any practice on Friday too, or just go out and watch the A cats?

I'll have to talk to Andi Lutz to see if he would have to get back to work on Tuesday, like he usualy does, or if he could get Tuesday off. This far out I wouldn't think it would be a problem, thanks for the early warning!

Too bad the A-Cats won't bend any. THey do a Monday-Tues, Wed lay day, and have another event Thurs and Fri.
We asked if they could omit the layday, but they have been doing it this way for quite a while and did not want to change.

Well...on the bright side, maybe some of the A cats will hang around for the weekend and sail in the Tradewinds regatta.

I'm beginning to appreciate having Monday's off from work...it probably wouldn't affect me unless I intended to also do the A-cat week. Getting more than one consecutive week of vacation is a little tricky.

The guy that started our company once informed one of my employees (in a jesting manner that still left a little room for caution), that "if you can afford to take two weeks of vacation, that pretty much tells me that we can do without you".

I am planning on doing both the a cat events and trade winds and I have school off on monday so it shouldn't be a problem

You might want to make sure that there is enough room for all the T.winds boats to set-up while the A's are there.Islander is going to want plenty of heads-up on what's going to need to go where.
Rick don't you think it's pretty presumptuous to expect the A's to change their schedule because your venue didn't work out?
I hope to do both this year as well.

Or maybe we can "Politic" the Founders Park admin guys into letting us stay there?

When money talks, People listen.

I know a couple guys who could go and 'talk' to them.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO8zb5DG_gM

Jesus, I might have to drive farther?!

Yeah, that last 100 yards is going to kill you!

It's a long butt drive, especially by myself.

No doubt, but the Islander is right across the street from Founder's Park. I know you were joking, I mean, after you've driven 2000 miles, what's another 100 yards? Or...you could stop in Sebring and take a nap, then follow me down!

Maybe if you weren't such an a$$hole, you'd have more friends! (kidding, I'd let you ride in the back of my truck anytime).

So, no negative feedback yet?
Will plan on Tradewinds at The Islander MLK Weekend Sat-Mon
Thanks,
Rick

We really don't have any other choice do we? Would switching the regatta to New Years weekend be doable? I imagine that's a popular weekend for the Islander but it doesn't hurt to ask, right?

Ideally I'd like to see the A cat guys have their regatta in peace, it's not their fault we got booted from Founders Park.

New Years weekend is high prime time in the Keys with premium rates on everything. Then there is a window of off-season right after NY until late January. That is why we originally chose MLK weekend.

Agree on the A Cats, but it didn't hurt to ask. As for Founders dealing with beauracrats cannot be fun.., feel sorry for Chip and Barb.

My preference is to shift the regatta one week to the right. The regatta used to be a two day event (Sat and Sun only) and was still very successful. I'll still take the time off and go sailing on Friday anyway. You could even keep Friday optional and see how it works out. I think the A cat guys would appreciate it and it will be nice to have the extra space to work with. Don't most people bug out on Sunday anyway?

The worlds in October are very likely to knock down A cat attendance for the winter regatta.... It had this effect the last time. Room might not be a problem.

Or it may have the opposite effect since the class is growing. Worlds will likely get people fired up.

I'd still like to see Tradewinds moved away from the A cat regatta assuming it doesn't overly impact attendance for Tradewinds. I'd be willing to accept a small drop in attendance to accommodate the A cat sailors, but that's just me.