Mike- Thanks for all the work that you put into the sereis schedualing.

:: Fun series round up.
::
:: The 2009 Fun Long Distance series is posted. As in any
:: negotiation there’s some give and take in the end.
:: Ultimately polling respondents broadened the spread of
:: races in the Fun Long Distance series, increased e27
:: visibility across races and yacht club events.
::
:: In the end I pressed for FLD double handed Light Ship,
:: crewed Light Ship and Farallones all in March because
:: that was what people wanted. The spread was split
:: between those who wanted a shorter double handed Light
:: Ship and a harder core Farallones. If you can’t do it
:: all, scores can even out, between two races with 10 and
:: 11 boats polled respectively; or with a throw out across
:: the month of March. Crewed Light Ship shows favorite at
:: 13 votes. I hear there’s an event at StFYC afterwards.
::
:: Some buoy racers saw all three races with Spring Keel as
:: too many. I held that the Triathlon of wining double
:: handed Light Ship, Crewed Light Ship and double handed
:: Farallones is the only three sets of races in YRA
:: schedule that gets the winner covered in Latitude 38.
:: Two e27’s skippers have achieved this coverage. Others
:: certainly could. If there is an iron man e27 trophy
:: waiting in wings this it is.
::
:: So for March 2009, that’s why it’s important for all 10
:: boats who polled for double handed Light Ship to do the
:: race. All 13 boats who polled Crewed Light Ship and 11
:: boats that said double handed Farallones to do these
:: races. Between all of us, odds are, someone could win
:: all three ocean races.

:: I highly encourage the SF to SC ocean race as this is
:: the Fun Long Distance series. Midnight Moonlight as a
:: diversified choice is back on the schedule after a two
:: year hiatus. Jazz Cup is on the schedule. So now there
:: are three in North Bay down wind rides; Valley, Jazz and
:: the beginning of Ditch Run up the river.
::
:: Respondents also voted a combined score SSS
:: single/double handed series into the Fun schedule. I
:: think it’s a unique result, including Vallejo 1-2. Fun
:: respondents voted for a split SSS Richmond to South
:: Beach Saturday, Sarcoma Sunday. This result was lost in
:: the committee’s final decision. Lacking one SSS race in
:: the Fun schedule does not prevent SSS series racers from
:: doing Richmond to South Beach, and then doing Sarcoma
:: Sunday only, with no Fun series scoring penalty.
::
:: Similar to SSS, respondents included almost all of the
:: YRA Party Circuit as a subset of Fun series; Vallejo and
:: 2nd Half Opener Saturday only. Perhaps Closer next year
:: if entries this year show YRA party circuit also as a
:: viable sub set of the Fun series.
::
:: Noteworthy, Sarcoma Sunday, 2ndHalf Opener Saturday and
:: Great Pumpkin Sunday all support the ease of
:: administration one race day weekend concept.
::
:: Almost every Fun Long Distance series event includes
:: after race festivities.
::
:: Thanks for making your choices count. See you on the
:: race course.