Dear Ralph, Poul and Uncle Al,

I am in preliminary negotiations with the Weymouth and Portland National Sailing Academy (WPNSA) about holding the 2010 Worlds based upon their facilityduring the 3rd week of July. I have had a look at the guidelines and attach a copy that I have looked at and fiddled with (inserting a thought that races should perhaps be of a certain duration) and I attach a draft programme that I would appreciate your comments on.  I would like to go for 9 races as a target and my one main concern at the moment is whether I have allowed enough time for scrutineering.  To an extent it depends on when I can get into the WPNSA on the Friday at the beginning (without it costing much more) and also how much extra it costs to have the Saturday at the end (if anything)... I would like to start the race programme on the Monday morning so I wouldn't want the Practice Race to be on the Monday, so it may be, if we have big numbers, that I start the scrutineering on the Friday afternoon at the very beginning, trying to crack as many early arrivals as possible.

For those who don't know Weymouth I have included a photo of Weymouth harbour (taken from Portland Bill) showing Chesil Beach and the harbour. The WPNSA is a large building complex on the near side of the harbour. racing can be either "in the harbour" in very strong winds or "in Weymouth Bay" for winds up to Force 6.

I have forwarded the draft programme to Weymouth to get their initial steer on costs, but so far all the feedback is good and they can accommodate the dates that I have requested.

Your comments would be appreciated.

Best wishes,

Mike McKechnie