Not that I believe in planning ahead or anything, but I just want to broach an idea to the group on the east coast that formed in my head yesterday while talking to Dave off Corsair and Adam off Double Black, who also have C&C 40s.
Last June, with Peregrine still new to me, I entered the Storm Trysail Club's Block Island Race Week. Because we were sailing "navigator's courses" ie one race a day around government marks, the entry fee was half. And because we were sailing non-spinnaker, I didn't have to house a ton of crew. In fact, we stayed aboard Peregrine and another cruising boat rafted next to us, belonging to one of my crew. This kept costs down and was a lot of fun. There was plenty of room to anchor out in the harbor. We didn't take the racing too seriously and had a tremendous time. And with the guys chipping in for food and booze, it didn't break the bank. Why don't we try to get as many C&Cs there for the next event? We can even do separate, additional prizes for the C&Cs in our class. The regatta management is excellent, the tent parties terrific, the competition keen, but not cutthroat, and the courses fun and long enough--but not so long they get boring. For sails, I used a 10 year old composite #1, my blown-out foam-luff #2, a dacron #3 and the dacron main that I used for cruising all summer, so this regatta can be approached in a casual way. Thoughts? Suggestions? I know the organizers will be pretty flexible in order to get as many C&Cs on the line as possible. Andy C&C 40 Peregrine -- Andrew Burton 61 W Narragansett Ave Newport, RI USA 02840 http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ phone +401 965 5260
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