tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113676.post3257797014431241562..comments2023-08-12T00:40:26.192-07:00Comments on Scuttleblog - Sailing News and Commentary: Strictly Sail PacificUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113676.post-19716418359272892962009-04-22T13:24:00.000-07:002009-04-22T13:24:00.000-07:00This is the second time the Northern California Fi...This is the second time the Northern California Finn fleet had a booth at the boat show.<br />It was a rallying point for us, and we had special hats made for the occasion. We have vibrant Finn growth in California and wanted to promote the Finn, which is attracting older, veteran sailors off the rail of keelboats and into the exciting world of dinghy sailing.<br />We have 20 boat fleet of Finns at Encinal YC with a healthy club racing schedule. We're hosting the PCC's and next year the World Championship and North Americans.<br />And at the boat show we wanted to show our swagger and celebrate our guy Zach Railey's silver medal. People should know about how the Finn class nurtured and helped Zach to his well-earned accomplishment!! We have to guys, Andy Casey and Bryan Boyd, who are in Europe now and pushing Zach to prove it was no fluke!Charles Heimlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17629557363435837164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20113676.post-35800048857298149292009-04-19T22:00:00.000-07:002009-04-19T22:00:00.000-07:00The SSP show was fun and useful, but the exhibits ...The SSP show was fun and useful, but the exhibits were tiny compared to the Seattle Boat Show and a lot of the "manufacturer booths" were being run by distrbutors. The booths also were much smaller with smaller staffs than what I am accustomed to at the Seattle Boat Show. I know the Seattle Boat show has a lot of annoying power and ski boat stuff but even if you removed all of that the Seattle show is still bigger. I also felt the SSP show lacked polish, there were no PA's and mics for the speakers even though trains went by blaring horns every hour. The booths were numbered but not in a way that you coudl still ser the numbers so we wandered around a bit to find things.<br /><br />But those weren't major issues for me, just things to work on for next year. I do however think they were more poblematic for the older attendees and participants which out numbered me 10:1.<br /><br />The weather was beautiful and Jack London Sq was a very nice neighborhood. the ferry ride to SF was also a delight.Deep Playahttp://www.deepplaya.comnoreply@blogger.com