I agree...I like the idea of putting together as many events as possible in the Monterey Bay area... certainly one of my favorite places to sail. If we are going to have our nationals down there, it would be very cool to plan on having events on adjacent weekends down there as well. More bang for the hassle of trailering the boat back up.

-- 1st weekend.  feeder race to Monterey

-- 2nd weekend.  bouy races around Monterey/Stillwater.  Race to SC... this is likely to be a close fetch, so perhaps we would just make it a "cruise" or something.

-- 3rd weekend.  Nationals @ SC.

--race from SC to Monterey (I suppose this could even be the long-distance race for the nationals?).

-- 4th weekend.  races in Monterey/Stillwater area

OK, perhaps this is a bit much... many folks may not be able to do everything. but I think I would do all of that, if we planned it.

Anyway, just some more thoughts...

Mark

:: If we had the National in Santa Cruz it might be wise &
:: fun to plan a series of events down here in the Monterey
:: bay area which would help to offset the time and expense
:: of moving the boats. There the Dolphin regatta at MPYC
:: and the Santanarama held by Stillwater Yacht club out of
:: pebble beach which offer a great beach party and BBQ
:: plus sailing in one of the most beautiful areas of
:: Carmel overlooking point Lobos!
::
:: Plus a potential down race from Santa Cruz to Monterey -
:: 22 Miles
::
:: Just a thought!