<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Blake, thanks for your decision!</div><div><br></div><div>As I recall from local wind reports, wind gusts had already been in the 30-40 MPH range.</div><div><br></div><div>"Speaking from another experience, a small unexpected F0 tornado, embedded in a severe thunderstorm, with 65-85 MPH winds & hail, can knock a "bare poles" Capri-25 down, pick all 3000 lbs up, & drive the top of the mast into the bottom of the lake. Then, hope & pray that the voltage from the nearby lightning striking the water surface doesn't exceed 120-volts for your friends & family, now swimming as the boat sinks." (If this isn't enough, you can then be on TV with seaweed all over the top of the mast.) </div><div><br></div><div> . . . Skipper of Ellie Jay, Brian Prall</div><div><br></div><div><br>On Jun 18, 2010, at 9:59 AM, "dallas johnson" <<a href="mailto:dallas@dallasjohnson.net">dallas@dallasjohnson.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
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</font><div><font size="2" face="Arial"><font size="2" face="Arial">The rules do not cover the logistics of how much
time it takes for the RC to get out on the lake and setup the race course on a
Thursday evening when the sky looks like a Jiffy-Pop commercial.
</font></font><font size="2" face="Arial">You need to tack on an hour of time to get
a race started if the RC isn't already out on the water. Blake was not on the
water because he considered it unsafe. Remember this his job, not adventure
camp. </font></div></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Blake stated the obvious (perhaps a 15 minutes
early) sometime around 5:00, then he blew the horns at 6:15. </font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">Keeping the thoughts of the RC a secret until flags
fly or horns are sounded has been tried in the past, and people hate it.
Especially on Thursday nights. Blake could have said "we expect to" instead of
"we will", but the outcome was inevitable last night.</font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">I spoke with Odell last night, agreed with
him, and passed those comments on to Bert; who spoke with Blake.
<strong>Odell's concerns were not ignored.</strong> </font><font size="2" face="Arial">However, when I later saw the same weather information that Blake had
access to, I totally understood his obvious decision. </font></div>
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">It's great to have enthusiastic sailors, we LOVE
this about WYC, but it's also means Blake has to be the sourpuss sometimes.
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<div><font size="2" face="Arial">dj</font></div>
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Commodore<br>952-935-3465w<b> </b></font><b><font size="1">.
</font></b><font size="1">952-931-9108h .
<a href="http://www.WYC.org"><a href="http://www.WYC.org">www.WYC.org</a></a></font></font></td></tr></tbody></table></font></font></div></div>
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<div style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><b>From:</b>
<a title="brighidhansen@msn.com" href="mailto:brighidhansen@msn.com"><a href="mailto:brighidhansen@msn.com">brighidhansen@msn.com</a></a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>To:</b> <a title="dallas@dallasjohnson.net" href="mailto:dallas@dallasjohnson.net">dallas johnson</a> ; <a title="otuttle@gmail.com" href="mailto:otuttle@gmail.com">Odell Tuttle</a> ; <a title="myc@aol.com" href="mailto:myc@aol.com"><a href="mailto:myc@aol.com">myc@aol.com</a></a> ; <a title="Bert@apexq.com" href="mailto:Bert@apexq.com">Bert Foster</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Cc:</b> <a title="capri25@lists.wyc.org" href="mailto:Capri25@lists.wyc.org"><a href="mailto:Capri25@lists.wyc.org">Capri25@lists.wyc.org</a></a> ; <a title="board@lists.wyc.org" href="mailto:board@lists.wyc.org">WYC Board List
Server</a> </div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Sent:</b> Friday, June 18, 2010 8:14 AM</div>
<div style="FONT: 10pt arial"><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Capri25] G-Series #6
Canceled</div>
<div><br></div>In following this email thread I have one question: Is
the WYC run by the racing rules or split hairs? I think the Club would
do well to honor Odelle's respectful request.<br>Brighid Hansen<br>Capri Fleet
<br><br><br>Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone<br><br>----- Reply message
-----<br>From: "dallas johnson" <<a href="mailto:dallas@dallasjohnson.net"><a href="mailto:dallas@dallasjohnson.net">dallas@dallasjohnson.net</a></a>><br>Date:
Fri, Jun 18, 2010 7:20 am<br>Subject: [Capri25] G-Series #6 Canceled<br>To:
"Odell Tuttle" <<a href="mailto:otuttle@gmail.com"><a href="mailto:otuttle@gmail.com">otuttle@gmail.com</a></a>>, <<a href="mailto:myc@aol.com"><a href="mailto:myc@aol.com">myc@aol.com</a></a>>, "Bert Foster" <<a href="mailto:Bert@apexq.com"><a href="mailto:Bert@apexq.com">Bert@apexq.com</a></a>><br>Cc: "<a href="mailto:Capri25@lists.wyc.org"><a href="mailto:Capri25@lists.wyc.org">Capri25@lists.wyc.org</a></a>" <<a href="mailto:capri25@lists.wyc.org"><a href="mailto:capri25@lists.wyc.org">capri25@lists.wyc.org</a></a>>, "WYC Board
List Server" <<a href="mailto:board@lists.wyc.org"><a href="mailto:board@lists.wyc.org">board@lists.wyc.org</a></a>><br><br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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...). <br><br>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.<br><br>Sincerely,<br>dallas<br> Wayzata Yacht Club
<br> WYC Commodore<br>
952-935-3465w . 952-931-9108h . <a href="http://www.WYC.org">www.WYC.org</a>
<br><br><br> ----- Original Message ----- <br> From: Odell Tuttle
<br> To: <a href="mailto:myc@aol.com">myc@aol.com</a> ; Bert Foster <br> Cc: <a href="mailto:Capri25@lists.wyc.org">Capri25@lists.wyc.org</a>
<br> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2010 8:32 PM<br> Subject: [Capri25]
G-Series #6 Canceled<br><br><br> WYC Race Committee,<br><br><br> 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. <br><br><br><br></blockquote>
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