I am with Steve. In a couple of years time you will have to plan your
regatta near another Worlds, eg the 505?s at St Francis, so he and I can
slot our boats into their container and then we can join you guys and
show you how wonderful our sterns look like :-).
Jordan
-----Original Message-----
From: Steve Nichols [mailto:aussieswift@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Tuesday, 12 September 2006 7:20 AM
To: Keith Councell; swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: regatta schedule
For what it is worth I would think that the West Coast should have a
turn and then it could alternate thereafter.
I would be very interested in attending again but would need plenty of
notice and would want to charter a boat. Last time I came along to
evaluate - this time I would like to compete!!!
I would love to have some more Aussie boats done so we could chuck them
in a shipping container and really give you guys a shake!
Cheers
Steve
Keith Councell <keithcouncell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Next month, I will be a Oktober Fest at Greers Ferry Lake along with at
least Darius, Rob and Christian..I think. So we have good ideas based on
that.
Also please remember Higgins Lake, Michigan. Great camp ground and lake.
It was suppose to be our first regatta, but was pushed out due to lack
of boat completed.
I most like will be there anywhere it is, so just let me know in a
reasonable time so that I can plan for it. I really kind of like the
idea of Huntington Lake, but it is a haul.
Enjoy,
Keith Councell
Greg Ryan <greg@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I just wanted to remind people that Rob DesMarais has been doing a lot
of work behind the scenes to make the Oktober Fest Regatta at Greers
Ferry Lake in Arkansas a sucessful sSwift Solo and single handed skiff
regatta. If people are looking for a great venue and a central location
soon this year, then this is it. There is still plenty of time. Check
out the attached Photos. I'd encourage you all to go. There is very
enthusiastic support from the locals for this regatta. There is also a
great deal of interest from the "midwest high performance sailing
community" (mostly I14's and vectors) for this regatta as a recurring
event even though this year it follows hard on the heels of the big I14
event on the west coast.
Roger, good idea, I'm working on a class list for an interactive world
google Map (api) - for our web site in a couple of days (Al's idea).
Bill I think that is a great suggestion, we already have nice offers for
some of those lakes you mentioned in conjunction with the midwest skiff
group. A very enthusiastic offer for Mendota. We have also been talking
about Stockton Lake, in Missouri, Carlyle Lake/Eldon Hazlet State Park
in Illinois and I think Lake Pepin. All of these venues have support and
most of the characteristics we have been looking for. Rather than make
anyone drive 5 days to get to a regatta these very large lake venues
with well developed infrastructure, where people will see us sailing,
might make more sense.
I think the more people that pitch in and invest in the regatta decision
and organization process the better, so Bill, why dont you and Roger
form a committee, maybe as an email ring, get some volunteer organizers
who will come to the regatta involved, (Rob D and Mark W and Christian
would be, right guys? some of the Canadians on this side maybe, Steve?),
to narrow down the times and especially the appropriate places from the
proposals, talk to Musto Ron , Marcus Ward and Gerry about their fleets
getting together with us, then we can see how people in our class
respond to a couple of worked out proposals you put on the website. I
could forward you their recent emails - that would be great progress.
Keep me and Rob Harper informed.
Greg
----- Original Message -----
From: WFS03@xxxxxxx
To: BDally6107@xxxxxxx ; swiftsolo@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Monday, September 11, 2006 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: regatta schedule
Bram,
The drive from New England to FL is 2-1/2 days (22 hours, 1360 miles).
My drive to Huntington Lake, CA is 5 days (45 hours, 3000 miles). If we
do the regatta in the winter, warm is good, so we can't do better than
FL. FL is a long way for left-coasties, so hopefully we can find a
venue somewhere inbetween. Rob's place in AR may be a possibility.
Later in the spring, the upper mid-west has some fantastic smaller lakes
in Wisconsin and lower peninsula MI. Madison, WI has some great regatta
sailing facilities on Lake Mendota and Lake Monona. Hopefully, some one
will pipe in with further fly-over state suggestions.
Bill Scheumann
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