I have a thought. !!..... There seems to be pockets of Ariels and Commanders scattered around these states. How about a few different people stepping up and organizing regattas at the different hubs. We could charge a fee to attend and the proceeds would go towards the cost of the castings. This may not raise all the money but it might give a nice deposit. The big plus is obvious in that it would pull the different skippers together. We could then rag on each other on how bad your port frames look. I assure you there would be comments made about the frames on Pathfinder........ed