Moderator: Jim Walsh
That's exactly how it worked (or didn't) for me--until shortly after mentioning it here on the board. Within an hour of kvetching publicly, all the ships I've added rematerialized automatically, along with several unknown competitors.Neil Gordon wrote:I just do a search for those friends I know and then they pop up again.
It's mostly because it costs megabucks and you can't do it without corporate sponsors. But for the sponsors, they can't/won't do it unless they have customers that will care, watch and appreciate their sponsorship.Dixon Hemphill wrote:Of all the comments I'm reading John Ring's explanation of why we Americans are not in this Round-the-World-Race race have caused me to wonder just why don't more American sailors compete in this and other ocean races?
She's not the only one, Bill. "Avecita" is our 8' Trinka dinghy, currently cruising at 9.7 knots: "Hold on to your hats, it's going to be a bumpy ride"BillNH wrote:"WanderBird" is racing... she's never moved this fast before either!
Neil's spot on. It takes lots of $ to mount a viable campaign. Americans don't watch this stuff en masse, so there's no return on the advertising plastered on the side of an Open 60, as there is on a stock car, or advertising minutes during a Sunday NFL game. Without substantial sponsorship, there is no boat.Neil Gordon wrote:It's mostly because it costs megabucks and you can't do it without corporate sponsors. But for the sponsors, they can't/won't do it unless they have customers that will care, watch and appreciate their sponsorship.
There are lots of boats further back in the pack, and clustered around our little CD fleet, that have all the gizmos installed. We seem to be holding our own.Judith wrote:Actually, I'd wondered about that, too. So I just did a quick check of positions #1-4: three of them have all the extra goodies.
It's a limited sample. . .but I probably won't be sifting through the other 80,000+ plus possibilities
