[J22-Fleet 1] Match Racing

[Lars Hansen]

Hello out there to all you match racers and wannabes.
I want to get some match racing Monday nights going.
1) There are some Sonar and Capri sailors that have expressed interest, 
does anybody know if those fleets have a similar list server to this 
that we can use to broadcast information?  We could start a separate 
list server or I could start a "Minnetonka Match Racer" group on Face 
book if people are interested. Give me some feedback so I can organize 
accordingly.
2) I would be willing to spend a couple of hours next Monday night to 
lead a seminar on match racing as a lead in to actual racing. There are 
several little parts to match racing different from fleet racing to be 
aware of and 4 min to the start is not the best time to start thinking 
about it for the first time.
3) Then perhaps in 2 weeks start actual match racing on Monday Nights, 
I'll need some help with getting boats and think that in preparation for 
the Richardson everyone should practice in J22's but for the first 
couple of Mondays we could see pairs of mixed boats. (2 Sonars, 2 
Capris, 2  J 22, 2  J24s and so on). This way the first time you match 
race you can do it in a boat you know. This is just a thought and it 
only works if there are two teams from each fleet to play. Again I need 
some feedback to get an idea of who wants to play.

Jon, Rod and I were in Chicago this weekend match racing and had a great 
time, we learned some good stuff that I want to share.
I want to help get our local teams up to speed, the better the local 
competition the better our chances are of winning the Richardson cup.
Lake Minnetonka match racers are behind in the development of their 
match racing skills compared to other areas in the country. We know the 
lake and we know our boats but we are behind in our Match Racing skills. 
Lets ramp it up and see what we can do.
Lars