[Capri25] G-Series #6 Canceled

Fri Jun 18 08:26:07 CDT 2010

Hi Odell,

I understand your position.  

Here is mine.

I applaud Blake and the rest of the race committee for make a good
decision in very OBIOUS conditions. 

Prior to the race the peak gust was 40 MPH!!!!  That means there is
going to be a heavy air cup. Regardless of the thunderstorms.  Then it
was also so strikingly clear that we were going to have MAJOR
THUNDERSTORMS that were scheduled to arrive during race time.

Blake's early call gave me an opportunity to have dinner with my family,
which during sailing season I seem to miss out more than I would like to
.  I'm sure many other sailors also enjoyed  to the opportunity to do
something else in conditions that were SO OBIOUS that we weren't going
to be able to race.

Circling back to your position:

I know that Blake, Jarrod and the rest of the PRO team do an awesome job
of trying to get races in.  If the conditions weren't insanely obvious,
the PRO team would have kept everyone around.  I appreciate your passion
to get out and race.  It is vital that fleet captains have a great
passion.  You have been a very active and open fleet captain which is
totally awesome.

Just so everyone understands, the correct procedure for race committee
complaints is: boat owners complain to the fleet captain, fleet captains
complain to the race committee (Bert and Terry) and we enforce change
with the PRO team.  We don't want to start a culture of mean and unkind
words yelled at the race.

Thank you Odell for following this procedure, however, I don't think the
entire Capri fleet needs to be copied next time.

See everyone at the club.

Terry Foster

WYC Race Committee 

From: capri25-bounces at lists.wyc.org
[mailto:capri25-bounces at lists.wyc.org] On Behalf Of Odell Tuttle
Sent: Friday, June 18, 2010 8:01 AM
To: dallas johnson
Cc: Capri25 at lists.wyc.org; WYC Board List Server; myc at aol.com
Subject: Re: [Capri25] G-Series #6 Canceled

Minnesota summers always have turbulent weather, and all storms leave
behind many stories.  The reality is that it didn't affect the two
hundred people who stood around drinking beer at the Wayzata Yacht Club
last night.

This request has nothing to do with safety decisions, but instead
dealing with the sailing instructions regarding race cancellation.  The
RC has no unique knowledge of the weather.  Most of the member boats
spend their Thursday afternoon watching the many weather stations,
radars, forecasts, and projections.  I believe most sailors are as
informed about the weather situation as the RC.  It is the
responsibility of every individual to make the right decision about
their whereabouts regarding the weather.  Anyone concerned about their
safety should stay home.  There is no debate about any decision to stay
ashore until the storm passes.  

I respectfully request that the PRO refrain from announcing a race
cancellation prior to the officially allowed time.  This practice
results in people (who would have otherwise raced) leaving the club area
early, and prevents the opportunity for a PRO change-of-mind if the
situation changes.  As I observed last night, it also creates
unnecessary opportunities for protest.  I request that the PRO consider
postponement on the water or ashore until it is absolutely clear that
the weather will not improve.  

I realize that the PRO position in our club is an extremely difficult
position and comes with many difficult decisions.  This message should
be considered constructive feedback.

Thanks,

OT

On Fri, Jun 18, 2010 at 7:20 AM, dallas johnson
<dallas at dallasjohnson.net> wrote:

I'm listening to the news right now and that storm line yesterday
produced 35 tornado sightings, a single day record for Minnesota. While
we got lucky, it was a potent storm line with much more than rain. The
radar was not telling us the full story.

Each skipper needs to decide if they can or should race, it's there
personal responsibility. But the same rule also applies to the RC boat,
and we don't question their decisions regarding their personal safety. I
didn't like Blake's decision at the time, but I watched the florescent
green color of the sky later in the evening and was glad to not be on
the water.

The first thing I learned at WYC (from the Bert-n-Ernie show) was that
you never make a call on "sailing vs not sailing" until you're at the
dock and it's time to setup the boat. So, yes, Blake could have done an
onshore postponement and that entire routine; that may have been
preferable. But his decision to notify us earlier was out of courtesy,
and was simply his effort to best serve the overall needs of our racers
(and Thursdays are about more than just racing...). 

We have the best club racing RC in the country (and I'm not just saying
that), so I'll give them this one hair split.

Sincerely,

dallas

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Wayzata Yacht Club  
WYC Commodore
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	----- Original Message ----- 

	From: Odell Tuttle <mailto:otuttle at gmail.com>  

	To: myc at aol.com ; Bert Foster <mailto:Bert at apexq.com>  

	Cc: Capri25 at lists.wyc.org 

	Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:32 PM

	Subject: [Capri25] G-Series #6 Canceled

	WYC Race Committee,

	I respectfully request that the PRO refrain from announcing a
race cancellation prior to the officially allowed time.  This practice
results in people leaving the club area early, and prevents the
opportunity for a PRO change-of-mind if the situation changes.  As I
observed tonight, it also creates unnecessary opportunities for protest.
I request that the PRO consider postponement on the water or ashore
until it is absolutely clear that the weather will not improve.   

	I realize that the PRO position in our club is an extremely
difficult position and comes with many difficult decisions.  This
message should be considered constructive feedback.

	Thanks,

	Odell

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