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Scots n’ Water x Volume 60 x Number 3 x 2016 3 President’s Message Summer is Here and Looking Great! John Domagala, FS#5577, Southwest District hope that everyone is enjoying well. Diane Kampf and her team are use in promoting your event, club, or another great sailing season. The working hard to ensure a great event fleet. It can link sailors and be used class kicked off the season with there. It’s a venue that is home to to generate that buzz that helps boost a great Mid Winters event at St. the Volvo Ocean Race, Americas Cup entries. I have however seen a trend Andrews Yacht Club (in Panama World Series, and the World Match towards the overuse of Facebook. We ICity, FL). Christine Reiss and her team Race Tour and we have the founder of live in a world where nothing can ever made us all very welcome and we Sail Newport, Dr. Robin Wallace, as be on the net fast enough (just ask any enjoyed several excellent days on the our PRO. Thanks to the host fleets for regatta chair who hasn’t posted the water. Things just seemed right with bringing us to somewhere new. results online within an hour of the a pin boat full of Dees and Ruthvens RC docking). I get it, Facebook is easy manning the weather mark. The big- A Few Thoughts for Regatta Organizers and it tells you that all your friends are gest issue all week was the length As the season kicks off there are a right there sharing more than anyone of the wait at Hunts Oyster Bar. It few topics I think are worth discussing. should, but I digress. It’s easy to fall seems that in the years since we last The first is recognition of the crews. It into the trap of thinking that everyone raced there, the once hole-in-the-wall seems common for me these days to is on your Facebook group. After all, turned into the city’s #1 establishment look at an event site list of entrants and everyone who came to your event last on TripAdvisor! Thank goodness for see only the skipper listed. Same for year is on it. But you know that event Gene’s. It’s a new class favorite! It was the results. It doesn’t seem to be related you promoted last year on Facebook? also great to see a number of past class to limitations of whatever computer Shouldn’t you want to open your event officers, fellow sailors, and even a SnW system is being used. Regatta Network to new people that aren’t already con- editor come in for a visit despite not has a spot just for this, yet the last nected to you? With Facebook you can being able to sail. Take a look at the event I followed had only about a third take a quick photo of the results and photo spread and results in this issue of these populated. There are a lot of post it immediately. No one would say to see who made it. reasons to be sure you’re getting crews that you shouldn’t. I would however Looking at the early season events, names from all the participants, not the ask that you not stop there. For regatta the indications are that the grassroots least of which is the recognition their results our goal should be to record of our class are strong. A quick glance hard work deserves. I don’t think I’m the event somewhere that will serve at the result pages and I see 41 boats alone using the entry lists and results as the permanent record. FSSA.com is at the Florida district event at Lake to keep track of my fellow sailors. It’s one option for that. So bottom line ... Eustis, 29 boats at the Chattanooga great to be able to look at an event, use Facebook and other social media Choo Choo, and 42 boats Great 48 on even in a different class, and see who is outlets to promote Scot sailing to the Lake Norman. It is great to see so many sailing with whom. I was able to catch fullest, just don’t limit your event, fleet, class members out on the water. I hope up with a fellow class member this or club to that population. Cast a wider that the trend continues with Wife - spring when another class’s NACs was net! And of course you should never Husband Championships and NACs. hosted at the local YC, because his was have Facebook as the official loca- The host of our Wife – Husband regatta, one of the few crew names listed! This tion for NORs or SIs. Those need to be Fishing Bay Yacht Club, handled a is also a topic that I know is impor- posted where everyone has equal and 100-boat NACs there the last time they tant to our editor, so please be sure to permanent access. hosted a class event so I know they include recognition of the crews when So enjoy your summer. Take advan- will be ready for all comers. Many of you post results. tage of these gas prices and get out and us are looking forward to our National Social media is powerful these sail somewhere new, or just reconnect Championships at Sail Newport as days.