clubs and charter organizations will bring more interest to the
membership. Keeping a voice in the national discussion on boating
regulations will also keep membership levels up. Making US Sailing the
true voice of sailors - not just racing sailors - may bring new
interested members. Working to get power lines raised near launch ramps
brought many Hobie Sailors to USYRU. Let's not forget those lessons of
the past.
From Scuttlebut today
Any memories of this issue? Details?
I don't remember USYRU ever being involved with the power line issue. It was always the Hobie company that carried that flag.
This was my
Letter to the Curmudgeon
:
Curmudgeon,
While I agree with Bruce Brown that US SAILING needs to define their focus and produce meaningful products that sailors will want to purchase (as opposed to being forced to purchase), his history is a little off.
His statement
[USYRU] working to get power lines raised near launch ramps brought many Hobie Sailors to USYRU
is incorrect. It wasn't USYRU that got powerlines raised - it was the Hobie Cat Company.
From the
Bounty Hunter
program of the late 70's, to the first mast warning stickers, to the invention of the Comptip mast - Hobie Cat has been at the forefront of powerline awareness and relocation programs for over 30 years.
I'll warrant that the vast majority of Hobie sailors are not US SAILING members and never have been. They have even less incentive to join after the Olympic multihull fiasco.
Sincerely,
Matt Bounds
Editor, Hobie Class Association HOTLINE Magazine
hcanews@comcast.net
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