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    Posted: 12 Feb 14 at 5:58pm
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I don't know the RYA doesn't put on a demo day at Rutland or somewhere with plenty of room, invite each class &/or manufacturer to have a shore display, and a couple of demo boats on the water. Have trade stands on shore, with catering to help sponsor the event. Put it it on over a May bank holiday, makes more sense to me to be able to try or see the boats on the water, than bimble about an exhibition hall.
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D-one foils are lurvely.......

Let's not have head to heads for goodness sake. Last time I sailed two similar boats from these guys and didn't show a preference, people died Pinch
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Go away with those ridiculously sensible suggestions Mongrel- this is dinghy sailing ;-)

(The dinghy exhibition is for grandparents- weighing up the needs of the Grandkids vs. a nice new Solo/GP14/Miracle...

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Midlands Club? Devoti range of boats for demo? Count me in.
Like some other things - sailing is more enjoyable when you do it with someone else
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If you want to go a bit more into the Midlands I am sure it could be arranged at Bartley SC on a Sunday.
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It will never happen as it is:

A) far too sensible for RYA toffs to consider, and
B) much too far from London for them to venture out.

Damm good idea though - much better than the old TV studios.
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Originally posted by mongrel

I don't know the RYA doesn't put on a demo day at Rutland or somewhere with plenty of room, invite each class &/or manufacturer to have a shore display, and a couple of demo boats on the water. Have trade stands on shore, with catering to help sponsor the event. Put it it on over a May bank holiday, makes more sense to me to be able to try or see the boats on the water, than bimble about an exhibition hall.

Brilliant idea in principle but no class could afford it after the stupid prices charged to display at the dinghy show!

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Think about the logistics a bit more. Lets say each punter wants 20 minutes in a boat. Hard to get much of a feel for less. Given a half reasonable day for the poor sods manning the boats then that's , what, shall we say 25 people per boat. If your class can find two mugs willing to lend their boats out maybe 50. Then you need a spare boat so there's something to look at on shore. OK, so that's 3 boats times how many classes. There are about 100 classes in the current PY list. If we can get 2 boats for every class, and each punter tries 3 classes, then that's 1,500 - 2,000 paying punters. Not many to pay for renting temporary changing rooms, toilets etc, but far more than any club infrastructure could cope with. So 2,000 paying punters, each there for half a day, plus lets say 3 boat owners and one other helper per class, lets say 1,000 paying customers and 400 class reps on site at any time,
that's an awful lot more parking spaces than any club I can think of has...
I'm not saying its impossible, but it sure makes Sailboat look easy to organise by comparison...
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Post Options Post Options   Quote Ruscoe Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Feb 14 at 7:55pm
True enough Jim, not to mention the insurance issues, randomness of uk weather etc.  I just think it would be nearly impossible to make it a success.  Shame really, I hate dragging my ass to London over a weekend...god knows I spend enough time on the M25 and M4 nowadays already!

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