<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:12pt"><div><span>Hi Bill,</span></div><div><span><br>Thank you for taking the time to write out such a thoughtful email spelling out viable alternatives. I truly appreciate your time, and I understand the difficult position the YRA is in. <br></span></div><div><span><br></span></div><div><span>I personally am all for the idea of both piggy backing the WBRA races as well as counting the second half season opener in our standings. I am happy to make or vote for a motion to this effect at the annual meeting. Thoughts from other racers?</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>Special thanks to Bill, our fleet captains (past and present) and all others that work behind the scenes to make our sport possible and keep our fleet alive after 4 decades. It truly does not go
unnoticed!</span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span>-Derek Meyer</span></div><div><span><span style="font-style: italic;">Aquila</span><span><br></span></span></div><div><span><span>#28465</span><br></span></div><div><br><span></span></div><div><span></span></div><div><br></div> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div style="font-family: times new roman, new york, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <font face="Arial" size="2"> <hr size="1"> <b><span style="font-weight:bold;">From:</span></b> Bill Murphy <capnbill@lmi.net><br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> tuna@myfleet.org <br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, January 3, 2012 1:41 PM<br> <b><span style="font-weight: bold;">Subject:</span></b> Re: [Santana 22] Fleet racing 2012<br> </font> <br>
Derek, Anne-Carlijn asked if I could send a message to the list about <br>the 2012 schedule from the (hopefully outgoing) ODCA/YRA President’s <br>perspective. I understand everyone’s disappointment about the schedule, <br>and would like to finish this note with a few options to improve the <br>2012 season.<br><br>YRA scheduling has been extremely difficult this year, due to a decrease <br>in the number of racers and trying to fit the schedule in with the <br>America’s Cup World Series activities in August and September. The <br>number decrease is especially ominous, since it can lead to a ‘deadly <br>embrace’, where yacht clubs don’t want to send out a committee for a <br>small number of boats, which makes it harder to schedule more races, <br>which of course leads to fewer boats. Yacht clubs are also suffering <br>the same economic problems that almost everyone else suffers, and would <br>rather run their own races in
order to get the entry fees and especially <br>the bar and dinner income.<br><br>All that being the case, here are a few suggestions that might improve <br>the situation. They assume that everyone signs up for both Party <br>Circuit and YRA schedules.<br><br>* Make the second half opener race shorter and a white sails <br>race. The fleet can decide whatever marks they want to round, while <br>maintaining the same start/finish line. You could also specify a <br>different finish line and record your own finishes. You would need to <br>notify the Encinal race committee that they needn’t finish the fleet at <br>the club – although they would be happier if they knew you were getting <br>together at the club after the race.<br>* Piggy-back on the 8/25 and 9/14 WBRA races. I have spoken <br>with Don Wilson, the past WBRA President, about this, and he sees no <br>problem
with it. He will notify the Race Committees (I think they are <br>both Sausalito races) to add starts for the Santana 22s. Currently, <br>Don says that the WBRA fleets have two races scheduled each day.<br>* If Berkeley is amenable, they might be willing to run two <br>short races on 5/19 if you use fixed marks. The first race would have <br>to be short enough so you could get the second race off before any of <br>the finishers for the long race return. I haven’t talked with anyone <br>from BYC about this, and think the request should come from the fleet. <br>Have your ducks in a row, and maybe even suggest the courses for the <br>races.<br><br>As always, YRA will transcribe race results from the relevant committee, <br>and use those for season championships if you wish.<br><br>Hopefully, these suggestions will help with a difficult situation.<br><br>Bill Murphy<br>ODCA President (looking for
a successor)<br><br><br>On 12/29/2011 6:59 PM, Derek Meyer wrote:<br>> Hi tuna sailors!<br>><br>> I hope everyone is having a happy holiday season. I got the YRA master calendar yesterday and I couldn't help but notice that the number of ODCA race days went from 6 down to 4. Does anyone know why this is? We now get only 4 days of racing (for the price of 6 I might add!)? I must admit I am disappointed by this. If anything we need more race days not less. My $.02.<br>><br>> Anyway, just looking for some input. Happy New Year everyone and I look forward to seeing you all out on the water in 2012!<br>><br>> -Derek<br>><br>><br>><br>> Hi tuna sailors!<br>><br>> I hope everyone is having a happy holiday season. I got the YRA master<br>> calendar yesterday and I couldn't help but notice that the number of<br>> ODCA race days went from 6 down to 4. Does anyone know why this
is? We<br>> now get only 4 days of racing (for the price of 6 I might add!)? I must<br>> admit I am disappointed by this. If anything we need more race days not<br>> less. My $.02.<br>><br>> Anyway, just looking for some input. Happy New Year everyone and I look<br>> forward to seeing you all out on the water in 2012!<br>><br>> -Derek<br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Tuna mailing list<br>> <a ymailto="mailto:Tuna@myfleet.org" href="mailto:Tuna@myfleet.org">Tuna@myfleet.org</a><br>> http://myfleet.org/mailman/listinfo/tuna<br>_______________________________________________<br>Tuna mailing list<br><a ymailto="mailto:Tuna@myfleet.org" href="mailto:Tuna@myfleet.org">Tuna@myfleet.org</a><br><a href="http://myfleet.org/mailman/listinfo/tuna" target="_blank">http://myfleet.org/mailman/listinfo/tuna</a><br><br><br> </div> </div> </div></body></html>