No worries.
I certainly understand all the challenges and the balancing act this all takes. Lots of moving pieces to pull it all off.
Ernest
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Dave_Branning wrote:Some thoughts on the NCR at Punta Gorda in November:
1. In my opinion, the Florida EC12 guys should be called the EC12 Florida Class. A hundred Florida class members seem to stay in Florida for the annual big event. I would think that 90+% of Florida EC12 sailors are retired. I was told that the Friday thru Sunday racing schedule (vs. Thurs thru Saturday) this year was to accommodate Florida sailors for travel. Hmmmm. When the 2017 Atlanta NCR was held four guys from Florida showed up and they only had a half day drive to get there and home while Region 1,2, 4, folks had a very full day or two to travel. Personally, as a retired person, I don't care about what day we start and end but those who work do. Many of our skippers who work are small business owners and a federal holiday is not a factor. I suggest putting the schedule back to Thursday - Saturday and include a banquet Saturday night. That makes the NCR special.
2. Funding the NCR: I'm hearing the entry free could be in the $120 range. Entry fees should be $25 - $28 a day. For the NCR, without a banquet in the mix, the cost of entry should be under $85 including, drinks, lunch, skipper gift and trophies. At a full scale yacht club, like Tred Avon YC in 2016, we expect the food costs to be more significant because it comes with great staff service, tax and gratuity and we included continental breakfasts. Eating lunch at at picnic table in a park setting should not be more than $11 a person. With a really nice donated door prize program a NCR should be able to raise an additional $700+ which should go to the class, not the local fleet. Then the class, if possible, could support the following year's regatta to keep the entry fees at a reasonable figure. Remember the class has to fund large expenses like new molds or repair molds periodically. The $7 boat registration fees we pay for a new boat do not cover that.
Entry fees should be set to cover the regatta costs and not for a host fleet profit. Dinners that are off the entry fee should be no host. Most everyone likes to gather in the evening at a comfortable restaurant. The spouses in attendance appreciate an evening with friends.
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