David Suggest you contact the Mudheads and commodores of area clubs. Mudheads have conducted the Wednesday night series very successfully for years. They also have several certified PRO members. They also contract out as race committee for some area clubs for their weekend regattas. Greg Gilmartin is another great source. He is PRO for Off Soundings. Best of luck
John and Maryann Legacy III 1982 C&C 34 Noank, CT From: David Knecht via CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list@cnc-list.com] Sent: Saturday, January 30, 2021 9:59 AM To: CnC CnC discussion list Cc: David Knecht Subject: Stus-List Racing fleets and getting sailors to participate I noticed looking at Bill’s link about his spinnaker that his club has three racing fleets: Spinnaker, Family JAM and Jib & Main. I don’t know what those represent, but am curious. I am in charge of racing for our club this year (for the first time) and one of the things I am looking into is whether we can increase participation in racing by our members. One idea I am exploring is having a “green fleet” for those new to raicng to get them invoved in a low stress format (primarily start timing when you get to the line). We would also have a pre and post race skippers meeting/discussion to talk about the race, rules, etc.. This group seems like a good place to get ideas as to what other clubs do in terms of racing fleets and encouraging participation from those who are not traditionally participating. Has anything in particular worked well for your club? Thanks- Dave S/V Aries 1990 C&C 34+ New London, CT
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