Hi Everyone:

Tom Hintz is placing finishing touches on the Buoy and Fun Long Distance Series polls.

Anticipated post date from links on e27 home page is early this next week. The poll will be open for a few weeks. There are screens and filters to prevent multi voting by any one voter.

NOTE OF CAUTION: Because this polldaddy.com voting toll has been developed utilizing a free programming framework, there are some idiosyncrasies to understand about this multi-page polling that will make each respondents experience smoother.

THE PRIMARY GOTCHA IS THAT YOU CANNOT SCROLL BACK A PAGE.

So, like on any poll, know what you are going to vote for before taking the poll.

Page 1, Question 1- Looks like this:

Check One:

I’m interested in buoy racing only. I’m interested in buoy racing and some fun racing. I’m interested in fun racing only.

Page 2, Question 2 – Looks like this:

NOTE 1: Respondents that Say Buoy or Buoy + Fun go to this page first:

NOTE 2: This set of race options are 2-3 day and 5 race weekend events.

What Races Would You Like as Part of the Core Buoy Schedule?

Mar 7 & 8 Spring Keel April 18 & 19 Resin Regatta May 16 & 17 Elite Keel June 20 & 21 Summer Keel Jul 17 & 18 Simpson Regatta Jul 26 2nd Half Opener Sunday Aug 22 Sarcoma Cup Saturday Oct 24 Great Pumpkin Saturday

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Page 3, Question 3 – Looks like this:

NOTE 1: Respondents that Say Fun, go to this page first:

NOTE 2: Respondent that Say Buoy or Buoy + Fun go to this page second.

NOTE 3: Since Buoy won’t be able to scroll back from Page 2 to Page 1, pick your core buoy choices prudently balanced against your Fun choices. Decide ahead of indicating preference with the boundaries of this polling tool.

What Fun / Long Distance Races Would You Like As Part of the Schedule?

NOTE 4: Please try to limit voting to one race per month.

NOTE 5: The tool will in fact take multi month votes, however, doing so increases the possibility of back to back weekend racing. So if you chose two races in any one month, temper those choices to as few months as possible. And try to make those double up choices a couple of weekends apart.

NOTE 6: Going hog wild voting for multi-month multi-race increases the chance that one person will have to break ties; verse the fleet determining by vote organically.

Jan 31 3Bridge Mar 14 Double handed Lightship Mar 21 Crewed Lightship Mar 28 Double handed Farallones Apr 4 Corinthian SSS Round the Bay Apr 11 Duxbury Light Ship May 2 & 3 Vallejo May 22 & 23 Spinnaker Cup Jun 6 Ditch Run Jun 27 Half Moon Bay SSS Jul 11 & 12 Silver Eagle Jul 25 2nd Half Opener Saturday Aug 8 Midnight Moonlight Aug 15 Crewed Half Moon Bay Aug 22 SSS Richmond to South Beach Aug 23 Sarcoma Sunday Sep 4 Windjammers Sep 5 Jazz cup Sep 28 Season Closer Island Race Sep 29 Season Close Pursuit Race Oct 10 – 11 SSS Vallejo 1-2 Oct 24 Great Pumpkin Sunday

Page 3, Question 4-9 Are for Fun Series Only and are not shown here:

NOTE 1: Page 3 for Fun Series only shows the Fun races grouped by their month and enables a ranking of event preference within that month.

Page 4, Your Name

Thanks Mike