A very small fleet formed for the PCCs in Coronado this weekend. All in all despite having 11 Moths there, we only got 6 sailors. But perfectly formed it was! Winds Thursday Friday were 10 -12 and Saturday a shifty and complex 8 - 10. We got off 13 races plus a 4 race slalom that was really fun. High lights include Zack as new champion and JP showing how talent can really be applied in a Moth at a young age! Watch out for him, he will be a force to be reckoned with even this summer.So whats the scoop, well I bought a new sail MacDougal 10c and really liked it even if I didn't get the set up quite right, but more worrying is the tail off in fleet numbers at each regatta so far this year.
I think this one over the Easter Weekend and the odd timing of it didn't help us much, but after getting 22 boats there last year, to have only 6 was a bit of a knock. I'm really hoping this is just a blip and that by US Nats in June we will be back on track. We had 15 boats there last year and I think we should try as a class to beat the number. We're on the road towards the Worlds in 2013 and which it may seem a long way off, in reality it isn't and we need to work as a Class to increase the numbers of Mothistas at each event otherwise we risk being sidelined as a side show. Its our Class and we can only make of it what we will, but that's going to take each of us being involved. Let me know if the schedule isn't working out and we will do our best to change it. We still need to vote on ABYC or Kaneohe Bay Yacht Club for our Worlds venue and we should aim to get all feedback and votes by the US Nats at ABYC in June,
Till then.....
What's the launch like in Hawaii? Beach?
ReplyDeleteKYC has a large floating ramp(could compare to the one at richmond yacht club in SF but bigger) and a cement launch ramp as well. Lots of grass space for rigging and storage. Would be an epic place for a worlds. There didnt seem to be much of a space problem when they hosted the 49er worlds years back and those take a bit more space.
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