I really don't want this discussion to die out, so I'm poking it one more time.
What can we do to maintain...really, grow.... the SSS community again? More people show up to races than to anything else. An event where you stay overnight and sort of HAVE to socialize with the other people is a really good thing, wich is one reason I really like the Vallejo 1-2 and the Half Moon Bay race.. It's so easy to sign up online, show up at 9:30 on Saturday, race around the Bay until 3:00, sail home, put the boat away and never even know who was on the other boats.
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