Good Morning, Sailors!
It is unusual that I get to write to you twice in one week,
but one of our participants raised the question regarding the After Race Party
most of you want to know – How is it going to work? So, please indulge me as I explain the
program and policy.
1. HOW DO I GET INTO THE AFTER RACE
PARTY?
As you know, our After Race Party is a gala event. We will have sponsor programs, a raffle, a
silent auction, live music, and unbelievable food. This year, the Waterside Restaurant and Wine
Bar will host the party. Waterside will
be closing to the public on May 4 from 5:00 p.m. through the remainder of the
evening and will be accessible only to participants in Homeport Regatta, their
crew, and their special guests. The after race
party is not open to the public, and is not open to non-regatta participants,
so please do not expect to invite all your friends who did not sail with
you. Again, this is an exclusive event. We want it to be special, and we intend to
make it so.
Each paid entrant will receive an event wristband for every
person aboard, and for every support person who is not aboard, but who will be
attending the after race event with the person or persons who were aboard for
the race. For instance, my wife will not
be sailing with me, but I will include her in my headcount so she will get an
event wristband and be able to join me at the after race party. If I had two children and my mother who were
not sailing with me, but who wanted to join me at the after race party, I could
get wristbands for them as well. However,
I would not be able to get a wrist band for my neighbor who wants to come to
the party because he thinks it’s a cool thing to do on a Saturday afternoon. To do so would demonstrate a lack of respect
for the intended exclusivity of this special event.
At a point in time approximately 2 weeks from the event, I
will be asking you to tell me how many people you need event wrist bands for, a
head count. You may communicate this to
me via our event email site, Homeportregatta@yahoo.com. Just give me the name of your vessel and the
headcount and I will make sure the appropriate number of event wristbands makes
it into your Skipper’s Bag.
All of the event wristbands will be in your Skipper Bag
which you will receive at the Skipper’s Meeting at 8:30 a.m. on May 4 on the
Channel Islands Marina J Dock Party Platforms.
Attendance at the Skippers Meeting is mandatory for participants. You don’t have to have your whole crew there
(unless you want to, of course), but the owner of the boat or his/her
representative must be present.
2. HOW DO I GET TO EAT AT THE AFTER
RACE PARTY?
In addition to the event wrist band, IF YOU WANT TO EAT, you
will also have to have a meal wrist band.
This is a separate wrist band; yes, each participant and attendee at
the after race party who wants to eat will have two wrist bands of different
colors. Each paid entrant will
receive two (2) wrist bands in their Skipper Bag as part of the paid entry
fee. FOR EACH PARTICIPANT OTHER THAN
THESE FIRST TWO, THE MEAL WRIST BANDS WILL COST $10.00 EACH. The meal wrist bands may be purchased in
advance by sending or hand delivering a check or money order to the same place
you delivered you entry package (The Vintage Marina Partners Office located at 3150
Harbor Blvd, Oxnard, CA 93035) made payable to “Homeport Regatta Sailing, Attn:
meal tickets.” Alternatively, you will
be able to purchase your meal wrist bands at the Skippers Meeting at
8:30 a.m. on May 4 on the Channel Islands Marina J Dock Party Platforms. You may bring a check or cash. If you wish to pay by check, please make your
check payable to Homeport Regatta Sailing.
Again, meal tickets for participants will be free for the first two, and
then $10.00 each after that.
By way of example, if I intend to have a crew of 7, and then
have my wife and my mom join me at the after race party, I will need to report
a headcount of 9 so that I get 9 event wrist bands. As I will always cover the meal cost for my
crew, I will need a total of 9 meal wrist bands (7 crew and 1 for my wife and 1
for my mom). Of the 9 meal wrist bands I
require, the first two are included in my entry fee. So, I will pay for 7, which will cost me
$70. I will pay this at the Skipper’s
Meeting and receive my meal wrist bands at that time.
Participants will be able to get into the after race party
without a meal wrist band, and will have access to the bar at Waterside, but without
the meal wrist band, they will not be able to attend the buffet spectacular
being presented by the Executive Chef of the Waterside. We expect that our entrants will respect this
policy and not engage in sharing with those who did not purchase a meal wrist
band.
It goes without saying that, you should plan to come to the
Skipper’s Meeting on time so we can take care of all of this and get you to
your boats efficiently. We will have a
table for additional event wrist bands and the purchase of meal wrist bands at
the Skippers Meeting. And please note
that, if, for some reason, you forget a crew member or family member, you will
also be able to get an event wrist band and purchase last minute meal wrist
bands at the door at Waterside. As this
is a special event, we will have hired security protecting all of us, and
nobody without an event wrist band will be allowed in. Please plan accordingly.
I hope this program and policy doesn’t sound overly harsh or
regimented, but with as many people as we anticipate, it is necessary to have a
plan and policy and to stick to them so that things go smoothly for all. We want you to have fun and for at least a
few hours after the race, to forget about it all and simply enjoy the great
food, the fun music, and the camaraderie that is unique to sailing events.
As always, should you have any questions or desire any
additional information, please do not hesitate to call or email me at
Homeportregatta@yahoo.com.
Regards,
Larry Golkin,
Homeport Regatta Principal Organizer
It's going to be a great time! Looking forward to seeing everyone dressed in their best Alohawear :)
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