Hi Everyone:

The committee of Tom, Peggy, Brendan, Dan & Mike have been diligently preparing a Buoy Series poll, and a Fun Long Distance Poll for 2009 Series determination first week of January. We're also assuming everyone wants to do 3Bridge, as a combined fleet, so get your entry in to SSS.

Here's the total list of prospect races below. Want to add something let Mike know. Tactically, its anticpated that each fleet will chose its own core based on traditional levels of regatta participation. But who knows, the vote might indicate something new and exciting.

As an example, for Fun Long Distance, 3Bridge, Crewed LightShip, Vallejo and Ditch have traditionally been well participated. So its assumed that Fun LD racers will chose these as its core, plus a superset of 'prospect' races to fill out its Fun Long Distance Series.

Alternatively, for Buoy, its assumed that the core will skew to weekend buoy regattas, and that buoy also has a high probability of chosing 3Bridge, Crewerd LigthShip, Vallejo & Ditch as augments to its weekend regatta Series core.

Regardless, core and augments are meant to organically fall out of the polling based on voter preference.

Also Mike wants to make a pitch that FLD racers should vote for a change to the highpoint system for Fun LD Series only.

Three Bridge; SSS, e27 series FLD Core; 1/31 Combined Fleet

Spring Keel; 3/7&8 Buoy Core

Double Handed LightShip; IYC 3/14 FLD Prospect

Crewed Lightship; OYRA, e27 series FLD Core; 3/21Combined Fleet

Double Handed Farallones; BAMA, e27 series 3/28 Prospect

SFYC Resin Regatta; 4/19&20l; Buoy Core

Duxbury LightShip; OYRA; 4/25 FLD Prospect

Vallejo Race; YRA, e27 series FLD Core; 5/2-3 Combined Fleet Elite Keel; 5/17&18 Buoy Core

Monterey Spinnaker Run; OYRA 5/22-23 Prospect Corinthian in the Bay Race; SSS 5/30 Prospect

E27 PCCs; Santa Cruz June?

Ditch Run; e27 series, FLD Core; 6/6 Combined Fleet

Crewed Drakes Bay; OYRA 6/6-7 Prospect

Summer Keel Boat; 6/21&22 Buoy Core

Crewed Half Moon Bay; OYRA, 6/27 Prospect

Double Handed Half Moon Bay; SSS 6/27 Prospect

Midnight Moonlight; 7/4 or 11 Prospect

Silver Eagle; IYC 7/11-12 Prospect

Simpson Regatta; 7/18&19 Buoy Core

Second Half Opener; YRA, EYC-Bonita-EYC 7/25 FLD Prospect Second Half Opener; Buoy, 7/26 Buoy Prospect

Regatta Pro 8/8&9 Buoy Core

East Bay to Estuary; SSS 8/22 FLD Prospect

Sarcoma Cup Saturday 8/22 Buoy Prospect Sarcoma Cup Sunday 8/23 FLD Prospect

Windjammers; StFYC/SCYC 8/29-30 Prospect E27 NAs; August/September?

Great Pumpkin Saturday,10/23 Buoy Prospect Great Pumpkin Sunday, 10/24 FLD Prospect