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Coastal entries are an interesting indicator - at time of writing, only 44 PHRF entries 3 weeks out. I know people enter notoriously late entering, but seems low to me. Perceptions of CAT3 being more challenging may be a factor, as well as the current economic climate (and surely the race can't be as bad as last year...can it?....) As a small boat owner (under 10m) feels like events like the coastal are currently dis-incentivising small boats. The flat entry fee this year has meant div-5 entry fees have increased while the larger faster boat divisions have had a reduction in entry

Basically there is a turf war between the clubs at Westhaven, three of them competing for a diminishing pool of racing yachts. We have discussed the reasons in the past but the reality is that instead just a steady churn, more people are leaving the sport than coming into it. Like Hemingway said when asked about how he went bankrupt "gradually then suddenly" Faced with this grim reality what are they doing? Doubling down, putting on more races in the hope that more boats will come and thus build membership. Business people see this all the time when things are going tits up. It come

I think it's time for all yacht clubs to start to work together rather than competing and diluting every event! There are far too many races with the result being the competitors are spread thinly. There is no real break between summer and winter racing... it all becomes a bit monotonous... Wednesday night racing starts next week... most years a few boats are caught out and aren't ready or organised for the start of the season... miss a few races and then it's easy to think I'm not in the series ... so you miss a few more. Personally I think a Labour Weekend kick off would be a