Skippers and Friends,

This year, due to the weather we have only had two US1M Series regattas, and they were both on the same day because one was a make-up.  Three other US1M Series regattas have been cancelled or postponed.  Only two more US1M Series regatta dates remain.  In the meantime, we have had four Soling Series regattas, the fifth one will be this coming Sunday.

It seems reasonable to try and even out the number of US1M Series Races and Soling Series Races.  

Therefore, after running the proposal by the Vice-Commodore and Fleet Captains, I’m changing Soling Series regattas on 9/22 and 10/13 to US1M Series regattas.  At the end of the year, theSoling Series will then have a total of five regattas and the US1M Series will have a total of four regattas.

I recognize that this is a change in the guidance we set for make-up Series races, but this has been an unusual sailing season.

Having a make-up Series race in the morning and a regular Series race in the afternoon works, but it is a long day, and it is stressful.  When it happens occasionally skippers can endure, but when virtually every race day in a Series is a “double”, it gets to be too much.

In terms of Series scoring, I propose we have only one throw-out for the Soling Series and only one throw-out for the US1M Series.  If there is a tie, I will consider the throw-out points/score. 

Cliff Martin,

Commodore