Proposal for 2007 Tasar Worlds in Phuket, Thailand

A proposal, prepared by Jonathan Ross, for the Australian Tasar Council to hold a World Championship in Phuket, Thailand, in July 2007 has been circulated to the World Council. The full proposal is available here.

Jonathan and other members of the ATC have done a tremendous amount of work to come to an agreement with Skiff Asia and develop this proposal, and I believe they have planned a great event. I hope that the World Council will approve it, and that Tasar sailors from all regions will be able to take part and enjoy some superb sailing in an exciting new venue. There is still a tremendous amount of work to be done, but the key pieces are in place for an outstanding World Championship in 2007.

If this proposal is approved by the World Council, the 2007 Worlds in Thailand will be followed by a Worlds in Japan in 2009. If the World Council does not approve this proposal, there will be no time to consider any other proposals for a 2007 Worlds, and Japan will host their Worlds in 2008.

The other venue we considered for a possible Worlds in 2007 was Kaneohe, Hawaii. Unfortunately, in spite of some positive initial feedback from the Kaneohe Yacht Club, our attempts to work out the details of a proposal for a Worlds were not successful. This was disappointing, but fortunately the proposal from the ATC offers us the oppportunity we were looking for to hold a great Worlds in 2007.

My thanks to Jonathan and the ATC for all their work so far, and for their willingness to take on the task of organizing a World championship in Thaliand. I hope to be able to report the World Council's decision on this proposal no later than May 10.

If you have any thoughts about this proposal, please share them on the TasarSailors list (go here to join) , or with your representatives on the Tasar World Council.

Richard Spencer
Executive Secretary, WTCA

Posted 2006-04-26

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