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North American Tasar Association President’s Address – March 2003 NATA Members: The official start of our Tasar sailing season is less than a month away! Remember, we have two events in April: The Spring Frostbite Regatta at CYC in Seattle, and The Flights of Spring Regatta at JSC in Vancouver. Thursday Night sailing in Seattle will start on April 10. I’m so excited I can’t stand it! It is shaping up to be a great season with lots of activity, enthusiasm, and fun from new faces as well as old. We have at least 5 new teams that you will see on the water. They include Gary Brandt, Bruce Gage, Leo Van Dorp, Angus Henderson and Jeff Browning. Apologies for not recognizing the crews of these teams, and it seems I’m missing someone else….If you are new (or even a class stalwart) call me and tell me about your Tasar Program. I’m trying to get a handle on everyone’s involvement, schedule and needs for the year. A few housekeeping notes: 1) Send in your NATA dues. We are a small class, it is not a lot of money, and we need everyone involved. We feel you get quite a bit for your dues, including a yearly newsletter, an excellent website, ISAF International Class Status, Class Membership with US Sailing, and stellar racing. 2) With recognition as an International Class by ISAF, it is now a requirement of our TASAR Rules that you must carry the letters of your country (USA, CAN, GBR, AUS) on your mainsail to be eligible to race. Without country letters, you are not sailing a measured Tasar. This rule will be enforced at our NATA Regattas and particularly the Worlds this year. Take one hour to do this simple task. Announcing the CANADIAN-AMERICAN SERIES 2003: Count your best three out of four regattas from Flights of Spring (CAN-April), SOCKS (USA-May), Tasar BC Champs(CAN-Sept) and Seattle Fleet Champs(USA- Oct). Put this down as one of your Tasar Goals this year. We had a wonderful Seattle Fleet Party with about 50 people in attendance. The following Sunday there were 5 Tasars out sailing, and one fully rigged in the parking lot for the CYC open house. People are getting excited, we have some new faces and the temperature is getting warmer. Pre-season tips for getting your boat ready: Take a dry afternoon this March, and go spend time with you boat. Take the cover off, take everything out of the boat and rig it completely. Now sponge and clean the cockpit and the hull. While it is drying, remove all tape from every part and go over all of the moving parts. Replace things as needed and re-tape. Pay attention to the vang, rotator, shroud slides, halyards and ring dings. De-rig and put boat away. Now you are confident in your clean and functioning boat, all you have to do is get it to the water. As always, feel free to contact me with even the simplest of questions, thoughts or ideas. I hope to be of help to you during my term as NATA President. Wishing you fair winds! Allan F. Johnson
Posted 2003-03-12 |
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