Toukley Sailing Club, Christmas Regatta, Mon 27 to Wed 29 Dec, 2010.

[darcy1945]

As Toukley is a small club with limited resources, I would like to hear from possible participants before committing the club to this usually well attended, open regatta. Regards Darcy, (Commodore, Toukley Sailing Club).

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Pointed Reply x 2 should be there.

[darcy1945]

Ever reliable Rod, it wouldn't be an event without you and your young bloke, thanks. Darcy.

[darcy1945]

Not much response guys, will reserve our decision until 13 Dec and hope for some interest.

[bush pig]

Darcy I will be available to give a hand if required

Bill

[darcy1945]

Thanks Bill, will take you up on that offer, I might be able to get a sail or two in myself.

[darcy1945]

Judging by the lack of response to this date this regatta will probably be cancelled, a final decision will be posted on this site monday 13 Dec.

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Come on fellas, What would I do?........ spend the day with the in-laws.............please save me.

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So is it cancelled ??

Toukley web site says it is cancelled.

[korwich]

I'd say it looks like its cancelled Rodney, you enjoy the time with the in-laws now.

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Never mind......another regatta bites the dust !!

Port Stephens are also seriously considering not running their regatta in November.

[korwich]

I hear what you are saying Rodney, that would make 2 regattas gone from Port Stephens, the winter and the summer. Sad way for sailing to be going .

I would love to have been sailing at toukley but I too am at the outlaws, in sunny Brisbane (rained since we got here on the 23rd), hopefully I will get a sail in at Trial Bay on the way back down the coast, (the boat was left at my mums in Kempsey).

I don't have any answers as to why there is less and less interest in regattas, nor any solutions to the loss of people to sailing in general

Phil

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I don't have any answers as to why there is less and less interest in regattas' date=' nor any solutions to the loss of people to sailing in general[/quote']

hi Phil

I think the reasons are many and varied for why people don't attend regattas or go sailing in general.

Not in any particular order, but here goes...my thoughts

High cost of getting into a competitive boat. (after all if you go racing you want to win, so boat needs to be competitive)

Lack of disposable income to fund a boat.

Families being fractured by having different interestes eg. son plays football, cricket ..daughter does the horsey thing ... mum wants to shopping ...in other words no one is at the same place at the same time.

Sailing is too hard and I don't have time to learn another skill.

I want this class of boat but at the local sailing club they sail that class so I won't fit in.

I am sure there many other reasons as well

As an aside there is a very interesting thread at the moment on the Radio Sailing web site discussing the high cost of entry to radio sailing ... any thing up to $6000 for a one metre long boat.

have a look at http://www.radiosailing.org.au ..>then ARYA Forum..>then the third heading down "General Discussion", at the moment it is the top most thread and looks like staying there for a while as people seem to be getting quite heated about it.

Harry