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“I wanted to thank you and your staff
for a sensational regatta at Key West! It was our first time to be
there and was definitely the best-run regatta I have ever
experienced. The RC work was world-class and your staff on-shore was
exceptional. ...thank you again for a wonderful event!” John
Fleming; Melges 24 Bulls Eye
“We had an excellent experience over at the small boat venue last
week. The race committee did a great job banging off quality races
in a timely fashion. The shore organizers were friendly and
accommodating. It was really a well run event. Please pass the
message along to all those responsible.” Chuck Brown; RIGPRO
“We had a great time once again. Your and your team did a STELLAR
job in Key West!” Jeff Ecklund; Melges 32 Star, Florida
“I showed
up as a “sailor’s wife” and felt like I was the Queen of England.
Thank you for the great regatta, great volunteeres, and all you do
to make the event so special.” Jana Madrigali |
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“This was
the perfect Key West. We had terrific weather, wonderful conditions,
fantastic race management and tremendous competition. Hats off to
Peter Craig and his entire team for giving us sailors another great
regatta.” Dan Meyers; Farr 60 Numbers
“Many, many thanks for all of hard work that your team put out for
the great regatta. I don't think it could have been any better,
thanks again.” Jeff Kitterman; SR 33 As-If
“The Race Committee is very organized, very professional. I love Key
West Race Week!” Donald Wilson, J/105 Convexity
“Key West – Great Event! Thank you for all of your hard work. You
and your team always do a super job and we really appreciate your
efforts…” Andy Burdick; Vice President, Melges Performance
Sailboats
"It's been a great week. Great wind, great competition, great venue
for sailing. As usual, Key West offered a variety of conditions,
which really challenges the crew. The race committee did a perfect
job all week, made all the right decisions."
Massimo Ferragamo, Swan 45, Bellicosa
"After two days of lumpy conditions I can't say enough good things
about the race committee. These guys are tough hombres. It's pretty
good for us, we're out there sailing and not bouncing around at
anchor. Those guys are taking the worst of it... talk about gutsy."
Chuck Simon, T-10 Liquor Box |
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“I am
continually impressed by you and the talented people who make up
Premiere Racing, whether it’s Key West, Miami, or the Volvo
stopover. A huge thank you to you, and all involved with Premiere,
for creating great racing opportunities for competitors. I have so
much respect and gratitude for the time and effort that goes into
organizing race events so that all competitors have the ability to
race and have fun.”
Jennifer Wulff, Farr 40 crew
January 2008
Extra Special Praise
"I think the race committee did an amazing job this week. To
hold eight races in three days is really quite amazing. It was a
tough situation with too much wind on one day and too little wind on
others. Peter Craig and his team made the right decisions all week
as far as when to send us out and when to keep us ashore, when to
race and when not to race.”
Thomas Coates, Owner J/105 Masquerade, California
“I just wanted to drop you a
quick line to thank you for a fantastic Key West Race Week. Although
the weather wasn't up to usual standards, the Division 1 Race
Committee did a great job getting in 8 solid races. We have been to
every Key West Race Week since we started with the Farr 40 Class in
1998 and you and your team keep getting better and better.”
Jim Richardson; Farr 40 World Champion |
2009 will be the 16th year for one of these Race Committee volunteers.
If you guessed Pete Sarelas...... you're right!
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Some photos from our Miami collection - also courtesy of Ken Stanek -
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“It was only the second time that
three races have been sailed in one day in the Conch Republic’s
annual regatta – the first time was on Tuesday! It was a
masterstroke by Event Director Peter Craig and his team of race
officials and with near-perfect conditions… to give the competitors
as much racing as possible.”
Bob Fisher; Great Britains’s Yachts & Yachting Magazine
“In fact, it was only through the skill of Craig’s race managers
that the event fell just two races shy of its planned schedule of
10. Moreover, their choices of when to run races and when to keep
the boats held at the dock were pretty much perfect…. Anyone who has
ever faced this as a race officer can appreciate the skill…”
Seahorse Magazine
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PHRF
"The behind-the-scenes labor of a
handful of volunteers – before, during, and after racing – is what
now makes the KW-PHRF the most trusted PHRF rating in the country.”
Dave Reed, Sailing World April 2008 |
Photos courtesy of Ken Stanek -
kenstanek.com
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