CHRIS GAGE PHOTOGRAPHY
The Distinctive Art of Portraiture
225 Lighthouse Ave Suite A
Monterey, CA 93940
831-657-0494
cgage at mbay.net
On Nov 1, 2006, at 2:10 PM, Chris Gage wrote:
> Hi Brendan
>> Thanks you for taking the time in putting this together.
>> Here is my two cents worth
>> The schedule looks great though I do not like the dates for the
> nationals July is a very heavy month with lots of activities going
> on Fourth of July, Firecracker Regatta, Trans Tahoe’s, and High
> Sierra Regatta, with Trans-Tahoe being the top of my personal list
> and High Sierra Regatta is MPYC annual camping regatta.
>> The dates for the nationals this year were perfect since it allows
> us to bring the boat up and leave it for pumpkin and the winter. In
> planning our schedule I have to support Regattas with large social
> events or fleet parties since we are traveling to SF for the
> weekend it is more fun for my crew overall to socialize after the
> day sailing. (Big Daddy, Pumpkin, High Sierra Regatta, Ditch Run)
>> Spinnaker cup - I would like to see better attendance for the
> Spinnaker cup at least enough to define a 1D-class and would be
> curious in finding out the mind set of owners for there reason for
> doing or not doing particular events or ocean races. I know I have
> mine.
>> Traveling - I would like to encourage that more regattas to be on
> the schedule even if they are poorly attended example High sierra
> and Tahoe have been attended by 3 to 4 boats annually
> Tahoe is the homeport for Dianne and Expressway and High Sierra is
> the home port for scandalous during the summer. Why not support
> them. The same with double handed events like lightship.
>> YRA - In the past traveling from out of town I have found that YRA
> events are just to cost prohibitive to attend.
>> Season Championship - I would only like to see that the
> championship be compiled of races that demonstrated the versatility
> of the express design - ocean races, distance races, and buoy.
>> Monterey - is always open to hosting an Express event and Spinnaker
> cup would make a great feeder race or there is are Dolphin Cup in
> early September
>> Cheers
> Chris
>>>> CHRIS GAGE PHOTOGRAPHY
> The Distinctive Art of Portraiture
> 225 Lighthouse Ave Suite A
> Monterey, CA 93940
> 831-657-0494
>cgage at mbay.net
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