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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>For the Capri 25 fleet’s consideration,
see below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>John Speltz <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> fleets-bounces@lists.wyc.org
[mailto:fleets-bounces@lists.wyc.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bert Foster<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 20, 2012 10:41 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> WYC Fleet Captains Server<br>
<b>Cc:</b> WYC Board List Server<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Fleets] Race Schedule change for 2013 to increase Sunday
participation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi Fleet Captains,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>The race committee has been working on ideas to improve
participation on Sundays. The WIC Board of Directors approved the plan at the
last board meeting. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>The idea that has come up most frequently is to have one
Sunday a month for the months of June July and August a one day regatta
for one of the one design fleets in Wayzata Bay, where they would race alone as
a fleet. Thought is to have a centerline start much like rumble in the bay and
the successful Wednesday night program of the Shorewood yacht club where they
race in Gideon’s Bay. On that Sunday that particular one design
fleet would not hold a championship race on the main Lake. The first warning
would be at noon in order to get the Bay race fleet out onto the Bay and racing
to get in as many races as possible. The races in the Bay would be as
many as could be started in a three-hour timeslot from the first warning. With
the last warning to be no later than when the main Lake fleet is returning from
the main Lake. Each of these one day regattas standalone rather than sale
them as a series. The purpose of this is to hope that people who don’t
normally sail on Sunday would want to sail in these Sunday events in the Bay
while not being required to sail all three to win a series. Each of these one
day regattas would be on your trophy picture and you would receive glassware.
At this time we do not have traveling keeper trophies because it’s a new
series and we want to see how the attendance goes.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>This plan would reduce the number of races that you have
to race in the WYC championship series, and therefore, you would have one
Sunday a month where you could choose to not race and not impact your
championship standings. The hope we have is that those that do not choose
to the race Sunday afternoon would be delighted to race on three Sundays a
summer where they would get in multiple races.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>We are planning to have the J 22, J 24, Sonar, and Capri
25 be the fleets that race in the Bay, as the Ensigns don't race on Sundays and
the S2 7.9's have their main participation on Thursdays. However, if one of
those fleets would guarantee to have strong Sunday participation at these one
day regattas we can work that out.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Please pass this along to your fleet so that your members
can be thinking about their plan for the 2013 racing season. Comments are
always welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Over the next several months we will be working on the
master race schedule and have that to you as soon as it's available.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bert<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bert Foster<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>RC Chair WYC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>H 952-473-2240<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:
normal'><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>C 612-281-9999<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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