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September 2005 Letter from the USACA President
Dear
It’s been quite some time since I posted anything to the class in an official capacity. I apologize for that but we have been busy with many exciting developments which I will cover in this update to you all.
I’m writing this from my parent’s home in
OK, I’ll talk about how the year has gone so far in the class. I’d like to do that by recognizing the following events and individuals:
· First, let’s again congratulate Pete Melvin on a fantastic achievement in winning the 2005 World Championship. It was very exciting to see Pete win this event against all of the class top guns and equally exciting to see the A2 take its place as a very fast A-class design.
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I’d like to congratulate Pete again for winning the 2005 North American championship and thank Ken Marshack and the entire
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District 1 (northeast) hosted two events that were well attended. I’d like to thank new A-classer Len Dolhert for hosting the
· District 2 (mid-Atlantic) had an active season with the Chesapeake Bay Wednesday night racing series and a couple of local events in addition to having a big contingent travel to Key Largo in January.
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District 3 (south) started by hosting Key Largo Race Week in January followed by the District Championship in
· District 4 (midwest) – Where are you????? Anyone sailing?
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District 5 (west) – In addition to a successful North Americans, activity has been quite good. This district is the first to organize a district championship series based upon participation at district events (including the North Americans) and the response has been great. We now have three active core groups including
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If you haven’t heard by now, we are tentatively planning to host the 2007 World Championship with a planned time frame of November. We are looking at the regatta site to be the Islander Resort in
· The evolution of the A2 A-class catamaran continues. The boat has proven itself with victories in the 2004 and 2005 North American regattas and of course the 2005 World Championship. Several boats have been ordered and delivered this year and we hope to see more on the race course.
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Please welcome Matt McDonald with Vectorworks Marine as a licensed builder for the BIM XJ A-class. Tooling was shipped and received by Vectorworks Marine in August and they hope to have the first
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I’d like to thank our class officers once more for a job well done. John and Carla Schieffer went beyond the call of duty by flying up to
Let’s talk about the upcoming 2006 season and some things I’d like to see happen with the class.
- District Class Structure
We have adopted setting up the
We’ve been about 60% successful in getting interesting regatta results and pictures on our website. District Chairmen, please take on this responsibility to get regatta results and hopefully pictures to Mike Wallace.
- 2006 North American Championships
The rotation for next year’s North American Championship comes back traditionally to the northeast (District 1). Ben Hall believes the plan may be to host this event in early-mid September in
- IACA Developments
The main issue I’d like to discuss here is in regards to the hydrofoil issue for the A-class. A technical committee has been formed by the IACA to review whether the class should move in this direction (allowing hydrofoils that have the capability to “lift” the boat from the water). There are some in the class who believe we should embrace any technology that makes the boat “faster”. There are probably more in the class who believe that we should keep the boat simple to rig, sail, and affordable. Spinnakers were rejected because the class felt this addition made the boat more complicated and too hard to sail but certainly faster. Hydrofoils and their application to the boat will be studied by the IACA committee and they will make their recommendations at the 2006 IACA general meeting. Pete Melvin has been appointed to this committee. If you feel strongly one way or the other about this issue, please e-mail Pete at pete@morellimelvin.com and let him know.
That’s all I have for now. Personally, I will be sailing at the
Lastly I’ll leave you with the request for 2006 of “Ask not what the USACA can do for you, but what you can do for the USACA!”
Bob Hodges
USACA President
2004 Letter from the new Pres (12/1/04)
Dear United States A-Class Members:
I am excited to begin my term as class president of what I feel is the most exciting and fun-to-sail singlehanded sailboat in the world. As someone who has raced nearly every singlehanded sailing class in the world including Finns, Lasers, and various sailboards, I feel very qualified in making the previous statement. We are a fortunate group of sailors. I am also a bit intimidated at the task of doing as good a job as my predecessor, Bob Webbon. Bob really did a fantastic job for this class since his election to the position in September of 2002. Besides his tireless promotion of the class and the class’s activities, one of Bob’s greatest accomplishments includes the development of the US class measurement system that made measurement of boats at the last two North Americans literally a “breeze”. Implemented by Steve Clark, Carla Schieffer, and Martin Hamilton, the US class measurement database should be the example for other A-class national class organizations.
My job as president of the class for the next couple of years will be to point the class towards continued growth and stability. At the North Americans in Traverse City, we discussed several ideas to insure this and I’d like to share that with you in this letter. However, there is one other item that needs immediate attention.
Jeremy Laundergan just submitted his resignation as the class information officer and website manager due to professional obligations that demand more of his time. Jeremy has been extremely active in the class in this position and also as class president. He is responsible for the excellent website we now have and has worked with Pete Melvin over the last eight years in developing and promoting both the Waterat and A2 A-class designs. His insight and wealth of knowledge about the boat will continue to be a valuable asset. The person who replaces him will be stepping into big shoes.
I have a proposal for the class. I would like to create two positions from one. The first would be the class information officer. That person’s responsibility would solely be development and maintenance of the class website which I believe is enough to ask of one person’s spare time. The second position I would like to create would be a class newsletter editor. That person’s responsibility would be creation of a quarterly newsletter in a PDF format that can be sent via our current e-mail list to all subscribers, can be sent to any other sailing organization, magazine, or sailing related website, and finally will be posted in an appropriate location on the class website. The two positions would require individuals with similar capabilities but I believe it is good to split the responsibilities. I have already gotten one request to take on the website job. Anyone else with a similar interest should please contact me at bobh79@bellsouth.net ASAP.
OK, so now I would like share with you three items that need the class’s attention:
Item One – Expanded Class Structure
This proposal is based upon input from Peter Johnstone whose experience and insight gained from being the head of Sunfish-Laser before it was sold to Vanguard is invaluable. Peter suggested and I agree that our class needs more structure to encourage and promote more A-class activity. The current class officers cannot promote and schedule regattas on a local or regional level. That job is beyond our reach.
I propose we create class districts. Each district would have a district chairman. Within each district would be the fleets. Fleets could be locally based or be based upon a “sub-district” within the district (for example, the northern and central Florida sailors that are based out of Jacksonville, the Tampa Bay area, and the lakes region might want to form one “fleet” while the south Florida sailors in the Miami area would be another “fleet”). Each fleet would have a fleet chairman. Here are the job descriptions:
District Chairman – This person would be part of the “executive” class structure that includes the class president, secretary/treasurer, class information officer, class measurer, and newsletter editor. Their input would be required for all national class policy decisions. It is important that their input be based upon input from the fleet chairmen in their district. They will work directly with the fleet chairmen in developing a yearly schedule of racing for the class members in that district. It is hoped that there will be a minimum of 3-4 A-class events each year in each district that would be actively supported by all of the fleets and individual sailors in that district. The district chairman would be responsible for providing district news and regatta results to both the class information officer and the class newsletter editor. The district chairman would also be responsible for providing an annual report of activity in their area at the annual class meeting which is held at the North American championship.
Fleet Chairman – This position could become the most important position a person can have in the A-class. The responsibility will be to develop an active racing fleet for either a local area or an area with A-class sailors located within a 2-3 hour driving radius. Fleet activity could include regular weekly or weekend racing and/or monthly regattas. The fleet chairman will work with the district chairman in planning a district championship that could be a points series or a single regatta. The fleet chairman will collect input from fleet members on class issues and report that input to the district chairman. To summarize, I am now proposing that we change the structure of the United States A-Class to reflect the following:
Executive Officers:
Class President Class Secretary/Treasurer Class Information Officer/Website Manager Class Newsletter Editor Class Measurement Officer District Chairmen
The Fleet Chairmen at the local level working with the individual sailors would be the “heart and soul” of the class. Their efforts will in a large part determine if the class continues to grow.
Here is how I propose the class districts at this time be defined.
District 1 – Northeast (includes all of the New England states and New York) District 2 – Mid-Atlantic (includes New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, North and South Carolina) District 3 – South (includes Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas) District 4 – Midwest (includes Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylvania, and Ohio) District 5 – West (includes California, Oregon, and Washington)
The states I list are those that (to my knowledge) either have active A-class sailors (or existing fleets) or have very good potential as A-class areas of activity. Now I would like to offer the names of individuals who I believe would make good class district chairmen and would be enthusiastic about taking on this role:
District 1 – Peter Johnstone or Phil Kinder District 2 – Tracey Oliver or Tony Arens District 3 – Bob Webbon or Brett Moss District 4 – Mark Sellnau or one of the infamous Gougeon brothers District 5 – Ken Marshack, Pete Melvin, or Jay/Pease Glaser
I would propose that this position initially not be an election process but rather a volunteer basis subject to review by the existing class executive officers. If we get more than one person wanting the job for a particular district, we will ask that those individuals decide amongst themselves who will take the position and get back to us in a timely manner. EVERYONE would be welcome to volunteer but must be serious about taking on this responsibility.
I will be discussing this expanded structure with the executive officers over the month of December. If you have any comments, please send them to me directly at bobh79@bellsouth.net.
Item Two – New and Used Boats
Vital to the success of this class will be whether it is reasonably easy and affordable to get and own a boat. The current new boat availability is as follows:
Boyer – The only A-class Boyer will now build is the Auscat Flyer. To my knowledge, Chip Zenke is still the east coast importer. Prospective buyers should note that it is probably a 6-12 month task to get a new boat shipped from Australia.
Bim – Bim is actively offering fleet deals which I believe are being arranged by Peter Cogan on the east coast for the new XJ A-class. The boats look affordable, are competitive, and appear to be built well.
Egner – The original Flyer builder is selling boats in Europe but I am not aware of any effort to promote the boat to US sailors.
Marstrom – Available but somewhat difficult to get dependent upon whether Marstrom can build it in the queue for Tornados.
A2 – The A2 is being marketed and sold by Performance Catamaran and its dealer network. The package they are offering include hulls, beams, rudders, and daggerboards built by Melvin and Morelli, sail by Ullman Sails, mast by Hall Spars, and rigging and assembly of components by Performance Catamaran. I recently submitted an inquiry on their website for information about the boat and I identified myself as the Class President. I have not gotten any response back at this time.
I also spoke with Pete Melvin at length recently about the status of the boat. I wanted to ask Pete the big question on everyone’s mind: availability and price. Here is what I learned.
Currently, nine platforms are nearing completion for delivery. The main delay is the completion of new tooling for the foils that is geared for higher production volume. Availability should begin to improve as tooling and production methods are refined, enough said for now. We’ll all have to wait and watch how this develops.
Pricing is a big concern to US sailors. The ready to sail boat is currently +$20K. This is a bit of “sticker shock” to many of the sailors in the class considering how much we have been paying for new Boyer, Marstrom, and Bim boats in the last 2-3 years. The boat is being sold through a dealer network so there are three levels (the manufacturer and suppliers, the distributor, and the dealers) that all must make some amount of profit. Pete is very sensitive to this issue and I feel confident he will be searching for any way to reduce costs without compromising the current construction or quality of components used in building the boat.
Quality seems to be a very positive point for the boat. The platform has shown itself to be strong with no major failures or breakages in the last year (to my knowledge). Its performance is certainly the equal of the latest generation. The three boats I have seen have been very well rigged and assembled.
Is over $20K too much to pay for this boat? Let me offer these comparisons. Before the 1992 Olympics, sailors were paying over $22K for a new Tornado less sails. In 1994, I paid around $14.5K for a new Tornado less sails. A couple of years ago, I paid around $13.5K for my new Auscat, now I believe it would cost me around $16-$17K plus shipping to get a new one. I use these examples to caution everyone when comparing the cost of the A2 to what they paid for their Bim, Auscat, or Marstrom because of the fluctuating dollar value. My other personal passion is cycling and I own several expensive bicycles. A high end carbon fiber racing bicycle with top of the line components will cost you on the low end around $5K and on the high end close to $10K. Compare that to the cost of a new all carbon A2 ready to sail and it offers some perspective that in the realm of high end composite construction, the price for the A2 seems reasonable.
Sales of the A2 can create another opportunity for US class growth as sailors currently sailing 2-3 year old Auscats, Marstroms, or Bims will trade up to the A2 and sell their boats to new sailors not ready to invest as much in a new boat.
Item 3 – 2005 Worlds
The US has been allocated four slots at the 2005 Worlds in France. If anyone is considering sailing this event, please contact me or Ben Hall. We have to report back to the IACA if these slots are going to be used.
I know this has been somewhat long but I appreciate your time. If you are interested in the website and/or newsletter editor positions and/or a position as a district chairman, please send an e-mail to both me and Ben Hall.
My goal is to have the expanded class structure in place by January with the new website, spring newsletter, and race scheduling for the fleets underway.
Bob Hodges USACA Class President USA 147
September 15, 2004 Annual Meeting
Onshore, a class meeting was held with a decision to hold the 2005 North American Championship on the Columbia River Gorge near Portland, OR. The class also elected it’s 2005 officers. Bob Hodges is the new class president and Carla Schieffer was elected the class measurement “czarina”. Jeremy Laundergan remains the class information officer and Ben Hall will continue as the secretary/treasurer.
August 2004 Letter from the Pres (8/1/04)
Fellow Sailors, Hope this note finds everyone sailing often! I wanted to update everyone on just a few things this summer. I had the pleasure of visiting the site of the 2004 European Championships a couple weeks ago. Good fun visiting with sailors from the four corners. First, the venue was very nice! It was a bit cramped (happens when you have 91 boats show up) but it’s setting under the Castle of Braciano was indeed scenic. Yes, Glen won and Scott was second not much to report there. These two just keep going and going like the bunny. Conditions where mostly light with breeze the last couple of days. Check our web site link for more news. I discussed the up coming Worlds in France next year. Looks like things are moving along. The venue is in the South of France set for next June. It should prove to be an outstanding venue. We also discussed the venue for the 2006 Worlds. Seems there are three possibilities at this point. Austria, Germany or Sweden. As of yet still no decision has been made. I suspect this will be decided in the next couple of weeks. I didn’t have time to look at rigs but I did see the new Italian Boat by Bimm. It seems very nice and stiff with more volume than the previous Bimms. It should to be a good solid platform. The 2007 Worlds (USA) also briefly came up. Yes, I know that seems like an eternity away but planning a World Championships takes a long time to put together. So it’s good to see the international management of the class is staying way out ahead of the game. Back here in the homeland plans for our North Americans are now set. I have to say that the venue for our NA’s will easily surpass the location of the Euros. A large boat storage area right outside your front door just can’t be beat. Indeed when comparing the price for each event our competitors will also have a much less expensive event with more food and libations included. Room and water access is something we take for granted in the US. We will also have a much superior measurement facility for our NA’s. As last year if you do not have a measurement certificate, your boat will be completely measured at the event site. This data will be added to the database that exists for all boats attending our North American Championships. Freshly printed certificates will be furnished to those who are completely measuring. For those of you who have your boat’s measurement certificates your vessels will be weighed only. So please bring your certificates. Now that we are getting a handle on the number of participants we would like to know how many wives or significant others might be attending. Trips to local wineries, art galleries and certainly VISA straining shopping sprees are anticipated. We also have the opportunity to charter a large sailing spectator vessel. But we need some idea of interest. Finally this will be the time to choose the venue of the 2005 North American Championships. We all look forward to these suggestions and presentations.
Cheers, Bob Webbon
June 2004 Letter from the Pres (6/12/04)
By now I suspect
most of you are enjoying a great summer of sailing!
I am forwarding to
everyone the minutes of the Worlds Meeting in New Zealand. The most import topic
was the updating of our Championship Rules. These Rules are used precisely for
the Worlds events and mostly for the Continental events. There may be some
slight deviation for Continental events. One topic that does continue to plague
the class is the designation of Continental Champions. I’m glad that we’ve
solved this problem and it seems that some folks are copying our
process.
It looks like the next pressing decision on the agenda will be
the location of the 2006 World Championships. I have been doing some research on
this topic because we will be asked to vote on this issue. I will be attending
the Europeans as a spectator for a day in July and will convey our vote at that
time. It basically boils down to two venues.
First is Switzerland in what I’m
told is about the most spectacular venue you could imagine. High in the Alps
surround by snow clad mountains. But it is a small lake. Heavily used by
windsurfers and kite sailors, to the point where collisions occurred during a
recent Tornado World Championship at this site. The fleet would also have to
either be split into two 50-member classes or the total entries would be
restricted to 80 competitors because of the size of the lake.
The second
option would be at Goran Marstrom's new home in Vestervick, Sweden. The event
would be sailed on the Baltic. Not a problem of size here. Not as spectacular of
a sight, but beautiful nevertheless.
At any event practical issues arise such
as transport of the boats to the sight, housing, storage and access. I look
forward to the conversations in Italy and any suggestions from you here in the
US.
While I’m talking of venues I wanted to update everyone on what was
decided at last years North Americans. It was evident that the West Coast
Sailors have put in the most miles over the last few years. Several made the
trek to Key Largo, many more made the hike to Martha’s Vineyard and even more
drove to New Orleans. These guys and gals graciously agreed that they would make
the long haul again to Michigan but we all promised that the 2005 NAs would be
on the West Coast. I’ve already received queries for bids from Florida and
the East Coast for 2005. This is great, but we agree as a group that we will
go west next year. So if a group would like to bring another bid to Michigan for
the 2006 NAs I think that would be very well received.
Most importantly
I just put my check in the mail to Mark for the North Americans. Early
registration will end soon. Save yourself major dollars by registering
early! I’ve also made my reservation at the inn, which was very
painless.
The weather here on Galveston Bay has been outstanding. Breezy
and definitely warm. We had 17 boats at our Galveston Bay Cat Championships last
weekend hosted by the Houston A-Class Fleet at Houston Yacht Club. Charlie made
it back from Europe just long enough to kick our butts. It was a great event.
So go sailing, get your rig sorted out and get ready for the big bash
coming up soon in Michigan!
Bob
Webbon
2002 Letter from the New Pres (9/30/02)
Hello to the Class,
I had hoped to make a bit more prepared statement but I feel I had best say something before Thursday hits. By then things could be very sketchy for the rest of the week here in Houston. My name is Bob Webbon and I'm one of the guys from down here in the Houston fleet. I've been in the fleet for a little over two years, making great friends in a really cool class. I can't say enough about the superb skills and truly great people I've met from around the country. I've sailed a lot of cats over the years and I always thought the Tornado was really the purest and most rewarding boat I had ever sailed until Doug Graf sent me out into Galveston Bay on an A-Cat. As we all know nothing else compares and I was hooked. One ride, that's all it took for me! So after two years of trying to garner enough skills to at least join the fray at the Worlds I made the mistake of making the last North Americans meeting and humbly accepting the presidency. I'll do my best and I won't bore you with anymore history except to say that this class is now riding a true growth period throughout the United States and that is due much in part from the efforts of Jeremy and Ben. Many, many thanks gentlemen!
So let's get down to some business. First, the continued growth of the class will depend much on Jeremy and Ben. Jeremy is now our newly created information officer. He has agreed to do what's needed most, which is to support this line of communication via the web page. As before, please give Jeremy your most recent scheduling news and reporting on any events in you areas. Ben will continue as our secretary treasurer, who has been very successful in collecting moneys to keep us afloat. We have also expanded the executive board to include another new position, Technical Administrator, Steve Clark. The expansion of the board is revealing, the class is growing and more issues are coming to the front. Steve will be communicating with all of the areas of activity around the country to set up a network of fleet measurers. We all felt this is a very positive step to add validity to the class and better prepare us for international competition. We also felt that penning at least a rudimentary constitution for the class would be prudent. But, these are only a few of the important issues that will assuredly come to pass. Enough of that, lets get back to the sailing. During the meeting we talked at length about what the different areas were doing to encourage fleet growth and spend more time on the water racing. Certainly the Bristol fleet has to be one of the most successful fleets and designing a midweek series seems to be the key for them. Other areas use a more standard approach of utilizing local weekend regattas. In the South last year a full winter series was designed at various locations. All of these are now experiencing success. So I encourage you to continue to improve your particular system on a local bases. Let Jeremy hear form you on what your plans are for 2003. I'll be describing our southern series beginning in Key Largo in November in another post.
Bob Hodges has offered to host the North Americans at Lake Pontchitrain Yacht Club. Same venue as the Jazz Fest last year. The New Orleans fleet and the Houston fleet will be working together to help make this a truly fun event. How could it not be it's New Orleans! At the present we are looking to dove tale the event as the conclusion to the Southern Winter Series, but there has been some concern that it might be better attended if held in the fall. We are looking for quick input from those who can definitely commit on whether they would prefer the spring or the fall. Lets us know soon. Also anyone who might be considering hosting such an event is encouraged to make the offer this spring for 2004.
Enough for now, back to the projected storm tracks. Please feel free to utilize this venue for ideas and suggestions.
Cheers,
Bob Webbon
2002 USACA Annual Meeting Sep 14, 2002
USACA Dues
Annual USACA dues will remain at $25 for 2003. $7 or the $25 goes to the IACA dues. We will also be providing the IACA logo stickers with 2003 paid memberships.
Fleet News
Bristol, RI - Tuesday night series with 100 races this year. 15 boats participated in the series with an average of 8 on the starting line. $150 each for a paid race committee. The fleet has a couple of prospects and people looking to upgrade boats.
California - 15 boats with 6 making the trip to the 2002 Worlds in Martha's Vineyard. 4 boats are now in Northern California (Santa Cruz and San Francisco). Alamitos Bay Yacht Club is the center of activity for California A-Cats and hosts regattas on holidays (around 1 per month) in addition to a Multihull regatta in July. The local Hobie fleets also invite the A-Cats to their regattas.
Michigan - Only active A-Class state in Midwest. 6 boats in the Bay City area near Lake Huron. Racing in a Tuesday night series. And Catamaran Racing Assn. Michigan (CRAM) has some A-Cat prospects.
New Jersey - 5-6 boats show up to a Sunday series with Hobie cats. Most A-Cats are older woodys. Doc Stern is the Great Grand Master at 87 years old and is still competitive in light are and on the wire after 2 hip replacement surgeries.
Gulf Coast and South East region - now have 23 boats in the area including...
Houston, TX - Growth starting with Doug Graf. Midweek regatta series raced with other classes. Houston is hosting the Sunfish worlds and the A-Cats have attracted the attention of some Sunfish skippers. The Houston fleet plans on making road trips to Florida for regattas this winter.
Florida - Randy Smyth bought an A-Cat. Bob Hodges in Louisiana. Many people in Ft. Walton are interested. Miami - season starts late. Many catamaran sailors are into the Worrell 1000 and are not pursuing buoy racing. However, people like the idea of singlehanding. 4 boats total in Miami with 3 active.
Meeting Minutes
MEASUREMENT
- After some confusion regarding measurement requirements and measurement certificates at the 2002 world champs, electronic copies of the measurement certificates will be made available on the web
- Steve Clark has been appointed head of the US A-Cat technical committee which will include measurement issues. Steve will coordinate to appoint and train regional measurers.
Officers
President - Bob Webbon
Treasurer - Ben Hall
Secretary / Webmaster - Jeremy Laundergan
2001 USACA Annual Meeting May 10, 2001
2001 North American Championship
Daily postings and final results can be found on the 2001 USACA North American Championship web site. Pete Melvin won the event with 10 straight bullets. Photos will be added as they become available.
2001 IACA World Championship
The 2001 World Championship will be held in Barcelona, Spain from 8/17 to 8/25. At this time Donald Hart and Ben Hall are the only USACA members to express an interest in attending the event.
Pre-World Regatta at Martha's Vineyard in September 2001
The 2001 annual meeting attendees unanimously voted to discontinue the use of "A-Cat National Championship" in connection with any events. It is confusing to have two national championships under different names and dilutes attendance in both events. The Pre-Worlds at Martha's Vineyard can be called the Pre-Worlds or East Coast Championship, but no reference to a national title can be made. Four sailors expressed an interest in attending this event.
2002 North American Championship
Mark Sellnau submitted a proposal to host the 2002 North American Championship in East Tawas, Michigan in August 2002. This is one month prior to the World Championship being held in Martha's Vineyard. Unfortunately, none of the 16 sailors attending the 2001 North American Championship believed that they could take time off to attend both events. However, all attendees supported the same Michigan bid for a 2003 North American Championship. Logistically, the only timing and location that was supported was Miami, Florida in December with four sailors expressing interest. However, the Florida A-Class sailors have not submitted a proposal.
2002 World Championship
The 2002 IACA World Championship will be held in Martha's Vineyard. Seven of the sixteen sailors at the 2001 NAs expressed an interest in attending the event.