I am not good at forums and this might be perceived as not the right place to discuss my concerns about the Friday night Rum Races #6 & #7, but here goes.
I feel that the ~6:30-7:30 pm starts will have all the boats finishing in the dark and many, including me possibly finishing ~9:30 pm. For the small boats, J-22, J24, and even the catamarans, we have no lights, no GPS to find the marks. I have sailed in the dark with my big boat, 37', but sailing in a race condition on a Friday night with a lot of other traffic including motor boats, I feel this is very challenging if not a very safe situation.
Can we either return to the Saturday format or at least move the start time up at least 1 hour? I know the thought is a "Friday" race and after people are off work, but this safety issue is real for me.
Thoughts others?
I feel that the ~6:30-7:30 pm starts will have all the boats finishing in the dark and many, including me possibly finishing ~9:30 pm. For the small boats, J-22, J24, and even the catamarans, we have no lights, no GPS to find the marks. I have sailed in the dark with my big boat, 37', but sailing in a race condition on a Friday night with a lot of other traffic including motor boats, I feel this is very challenging if not a very safe situation.
Can we either return to the Saturday format or at least move the start time up at least 1 hour? I know the thought is a "Friday" race and after people are off work, but this safety issue is real for me.
Thoughts others?