Hooray for airline nonsense.
I am investigating coming to the 14 NA's and was looking at airline prices. Northwest flies to both Des Moines and Minneapolis. The flight to DSM is less than half the price than the flight to MSP...AND CHANGES PLANES IN MSP. It's the exact same plane and flight from Portland either way
Go figure. Even if I wanted to come in from MSP I'd still take the DSM flight and just not take the connecting flight...
In any case I don't think that flying in is going to happen. Regatta organizers, why do you pick beautiful locations that are not near major airports (Harrison Hot Springs, too!)? Just kidding.
A slight possibility that I might hitch a ride with a fellow Div 4 sailor (Laura Sullivan). Also if our Fleet 72 H14 can be fixed up enough...it was free so no idea what the condition is or what it needs (sails, traveller, trap, new shroud at a minimum)...
Any idea how much the 14's fee is going to be? Would love to come - never been farther east than Yellowstone (I know, I'm sadly undertravelled) and heard that Clear Lake is good sailing. We'll get you all to the Columbia GOrge again someday!
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