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<FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>Hi Dallas,<BR>
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I don’t know much about the ADA regatta other than the purpose is exemplary (my father died from diabetes 30 years ago) and that it appears to be poorly attended by J22’s ever since I can remember.<BR>
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Perhaps the J22 and J24 fleets could sit down and brainstorm some ideas to increase participation and these could be presented to the organizers of the event.<BR>
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Ideas could include:<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><UL><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>Crew steering-only event (regular owner/drivers sit on their hands).
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>More starts for the J22/J24’s
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>Event rescheduled such that UMYC and MYC racers could enjoy an invitation to steer a keel boat without their losing champ races.
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>J22’s and J24’s swap boats (have always wanted to race on a J24...)
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>Include Lasers and 420’s in the fleets that start. I’d be happy to loan out my Laser. Bruce Martinson could run the whole event with all the lasers he owns. Sorry Bruce.
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>Reschedule event to coincide with the excellent training that Bert & Co. do at the beginning of the year.
</SPAN></FONT><LI><FONT FACE="Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'>Make the event more family oriented (as Mikey has suggested with J22’s) by having those blow up bouncy things, face painting, snow cones, etc.<BR>
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Anyway, you get the idea.<BR>
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Best,<BR>
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John<BR>
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<HR ALIGN=CENTER SIZE="3" WIDTH="95%"><B>From: </B>dallas johnson <dallas@dallasjohnson.net><BR>
<B>Date: </B>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:49:10 -0500<BR>
<B>To: </B><j22@lists.wyc.org>, <j24@lists.wyc.org><BR>
<B>Subject: </B>[J22-Fleet 1] ADA Regatta<BR>
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</SPAN></FONT><SPAN STYLE='font-size:14.0px'><FONT FACE="Arial">Rumor has it only one J22 and J24 has pre-registered for the ADA Regatta this weekend. <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">This is a great regatta, a chance to put some hardware on the mantle, a nice silent auction, great race to train in new crew and have fun with less experienced friends who want to try racing. <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Registration is something like $50, which is a donation. <BR>
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</FONT><FONT FACE="Arial">Represent!<BR>
dallas<BR>
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</FONT></SPAN><FONT SIZE="2"><FONT FACE="Arial"><SPAN STYLE='font-size:12.0px'>Dallas Johnson Marketing Services<BR>
952-935-3465<B>w </B>952-931-9108h<BR>
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