Tom,

Regarding 2009 Nationals, the SCYC regatta committee is meeting on Jan 13 to firm up their 2009 calendar. We're on their agenda, with the preferred dates that Mike indicated in his response to your message. We can hopefully lock this down shortly after that meeting. Please stay tuned...

-Eric

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:: -Has any work been done on the 2009 Nationals, and or PCC's  last discussed at the 08' meeting the class was going to shoot for Santa Cruz or Monterey Bay for the Nationals.  As having the Nationals in a location other then the Bay, the class members need some time to set up logistics of moving boats and securing hotel rooms, securing time off of work, etc.  

::
:: Tom
::
:: :: 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