<center>The Nationals is a major event for to determine a National Champion.</center>
<center>Or, is it really? Should it be?</center>
An open event for everyone (constrained only by local logistics) where skippers vie for positions as they can out of the crowd like we do now?
Constrained to, say 37, from the Earned List and a seasonal rating into three fleets? (15 boat fleets)
Constrained even further to about 26 for two fleets from the Earned List and rating sheet, as an invitation qualification to the NCR? (15 boat fleets)
History – The NCR was also the annual class business meeting. We don’t do that anymore.
Comments? I would like to know from the perspective that wherever the NCR was held on the East Coast or the Midwest you wanted to be on the list not because you are near the event. Thinking with this perspective how would you like to see the NCR format? Or, make the point that it should be open to anyone that is a member of the class regardless of any experience in large EC12 fleet racing.
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