Just one other thing to consider re: the World's from another area of doing a race.

There are 3 races, 3 days. On each race day the turnaround times between those 3 races depends on a lot of things.

Cranes are not only putting the next classes in, they are taking out boats with immediate problems, the helicopters have to re-fuel, tow boats may be towing boats in and need to get off the course and back into position, and a start for the 3rd race is being determined by the first 2 races. If medical has had an issue, they need to get re-organized and sometimes there are racers racing in more than one class.

The logistics of doing one race is really appreciated when we get to Key West and have 3 in one day.......then do it again 2 days later, etc.
It gets done........but sometimes there is a lot of screaming in my headphones!!!!!!!!!!:D

If we did 3, 2 hour races, ...........I won't even go there.

You can come up with all the suggestions and solutions for your viewing that you want and I hope your enjoy the show but it isn't going to change. It is what it is.

Sorry, just my .02 with a view from race control.
PD

Pat,

Do the logisitics change if, instead of running 3 separate races, you do 3 or 4 starts within 5 minutes of each other and have all of the boats running together on a longer course? Assuming from a safety perspective that they remain fairly spread out, and you don't have 20 boats coming into the harbor at the same time.

What changes,..... would be the nightmare it would create for SCORING.

2nd nightmare would be that assumption re: everybody heading into the harbor at the same time.
A longer course would help but going back to considering the spectators, they want the short course. The largest spectator area for KW is coming out of the harbor near sunset key. They don't want to be in the rougher water.

The 3rd problem is turn 2. That race and that turn is a whole subject in itself because of the holes at turn 2 and the tide changes. Lots of boats hitting turn 2 is as bad as the harbor at some points in the day

So you have to think about the big picture,Nobody is getting rich on this sport.The cost of racing let alone put on a race is H U G E ! The saying goes...How do you make a Million in offshore racing?...Start off with 3 Million...Bob

Or, in my crowds case drunk & pass out:drink:

I agree.

There was a guy in loto drunk and passed out on the spectator dock while we were racing.....at NOON!!!!!

I wouldn't doubt it!

Hey RELIABLE ONE u on my side this year?? Cant leave our team were 1 for 1 with u...

I don't know about him but I'm always rootin' for ya Tony. Still wearing all those T shirts you gave me in Orange Beach a couple years ago too. :)