2010 North Americans

[hcwi...@aol.com]

Swift and Musto Sailors Unite! ( At least for one beautiful week in July.)

 

After reviewing your responses to my earlier e-mail and after consideration of individual comments many of you have made to me, it appears that certain factors for a North American site are most important to you all and to our respective classes:

 

(1) It should be in conjunction with another event so that we do not need to bear the entire effort and expense of staging the event.

(2) It should be on the West Coast where the most boats are. (I know this is a touchy issue, but the only interest I got from West Coast boats to travel East was to Fort DeSoto and I received no offers of support from East Coast boats to stage an event there.  This is a long, expensive haul for West Coast boats at a time when everyone is financially strapped)

(3) It should be around sailors who might be interested in our respective classes

(4) It should be a venue with good wind for experienced sailors but less wind for rookies

(5) There should be the opportunity for a clinic

(6) There should be things for family to do in the area

 

Here's my proposal:  July 5-11 at Cascade Locks, Oregon

 

The event will be done together with the 29er Pacific Coast Championships.  This is a World qualifying event and so the organizers expect about 30 competitive 29er sailors.

 

There will be a clinic on Wednesday July 7 and Thursday July 8.  The coaches have not been chosen yet but will be picked by the Columbia Gorge Racing Association, who will run the clinic and the races.  Charlie McKee and other 49er sailors have taught in the past.  We would like to encourage Bram Dally to be part of the coaching if he is interested.

 

Our fleets would most likely start together but separately from the 29ers and possibly on a separate course.

 

Racing would be Friday July 9, Saturday July 10 and Sunday July 11.

 

Cascade Locks is about an hour East of Portland and about 45 minutes West of Hood River (windsurf and kite board center of the West Coast).  There are motels and campgrounds in the area, but they fill up fast and so reservations would need to be made soon.

 

The race director told me that the wind is typically 8-12 knots from about 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at which point it increases to 15-23 knots until about 3:00, when it begins to lower.  The race on Friday would probably start at noon, but the races on Saturday and Sunday would start at 10:30.  This would give the newer sailors who wanted to race a chance to be on the course before the wind got too high.  Sailing late in the afternoon is also an option for sailors getting a feel for their boats. 

 

There would most likely be a meal on the beach Friday night and Saturday night sponsored by the race organizer.

 

The race director gave me a guess at a registration fee (clinic and racing) of $200 per boat, but it might cost us more if we wanted additional coaching for some of our sailors.

 

This is a different venue for us and so would be a chance to try something new.  Many of you have already sailed in the Gorge and so you have a better understanding of what to expect.  It can be a challenging venue in the early afternoon but there would be times during each day that anyone could sail. 

 

Please let me know your thoughts on this by replying to this e-mail and please hit "reply all" so that we can all hear each others reactions.  I want this to work for the greater majority of sailors who can come to an event next summer.  Hopefully that includes you!

 

Chris Wickham

Swift Solo USA074

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Chris,

I'd be pleased to do some coaching wherever you guys decide in the northwest. 

 

Best regards,

 

Bram

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[Keith Councell]

Chris,   Thanks for the email... I am interested since it is the Gorge.   No comitment but if I have a boat I might be there... 50/50 chance (yes, it is still for sale, let me know if you are interested.)   Keith USA056- Der Springer --- On Fri, 12/11/09, hcwi...@aol.com <hcwi...@aol.com> wrote:

[William Scheumann]

All,

Cascade Locks is a great venue and it appears that the combination event in conjunction with the 29er's makes sense.  I can assist with logistics, as I live closeby in Portland, so let me know where I can assist.

 

Bill Scheumann

USA020

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[Robert Harper]

That sounds good to me. I'm hoping to have some trophies made soon and
maybe some gifts for participants. I recently purchased a wood lathe and I
am working on some segmented bowls from cedar that I think will fit with
the Swift ideal. I'll send pictures as soon as I have one completed.

It will be good to see everyone again.

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[Robert Harper]

I'm sorry if I offended any of our Musto brethren. I guess if you want me
to make trophies for you too, let me know what you want on them. I'll try
to fit it in the schedule.

But if you ask me, it should probably be made out of plastic. ;)


On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 12:44:17 -0700, Hays Clark <hays....@gmail.com>
wrote:

> "fit with the Swift ideal"
>
> Hmmm... what would the Musto ideal be then? Oh... I think this I have
> it:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Mainstay-Water-Packets-4-224-Ounces/dp/B000B41F0E
>
> :)

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[Robert Harper]

A form of plastic is what holds all of it together. :D

On Mon, 14 Dec 2009 14:22:12 -0700, Hays Clark <hays....@gmail.com>
wrote:

> No plastic on a Musto. Fiberglass and carbon are preferred. Just
> minimal
> assembly. :D
>
> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 12:48 PM, Robert Harper
> <rha...@xmission.com>wrote:

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[Paul O'Sullivan]

Chris , Great choice count me in. It would be great if Bram could join in as a coach .

The venue looks to be very exciting,  and the sailing clinics /racing  seems to be very well organized. I am very excited about next year and plan to attend as many regattas as I can .I'll post a list later .

Keith I  sure hope you can make it over .

 

Cheers Paul    

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[Ronald Watt]

Chris,

Thanks for setting up the regatta. Sailing at the gorge with the 29er's will be a lot of fun.
Now I just have to finish rigging my boat.
If you need help with anything, let me know how I can help.

Ron

[Robert Harper]

Attached is a photo of one of the bowls I was thinking of for a trophy.
The one on the left. The segmented cedar bowl. This one I was thinking of
for the third place finisher and I will add the Swift graphic and some
verbiage for the regatta later.

If the Musto guys want something similar, let me know.

[Paul O'Sullivan]

Robert , I think it's great that you are taking the lead in producing trophy(ies) I look forward to seeing more of your work !!

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