OK, to make sure everyone is on the same hymn sheet, Clipper Ventures have given their OK for us to approach VS. The deal is:
1) There will be 2 training days, one of which will be the day before the regatta. Then there will be regatta day itself.
2) VF Gets the boat for the 'incidental costs' which is a skipper for the 3 days - apx £40/head by each of the crew. This budget to stay internal please as it may change. For example we may elect to get some crew shirts (the feindish opposition are bound to have them). I also envisage the combined 'crew fund' buying a prize for the event.
3) VS get the boat at nearly 50% discount. Overall, this means we will be jointly paying about 33% of the normal cost of such an event - ie it would normally be about £21k, and we are getting it for £6k. Not a bad deal.
But before all that becomes relevant we need VS to accept the challenge. I think it right that we do this by letter (to crawley?) to both SRB and SR. So we need to make them an offer their egos cannot turn down! Follows is a rough draft. Please fire comments and suggestions back. I will then try to finalise it for approval.
Lets see if we can get it out this week.
Jeremy
1) There will be 2 training days, one of which will be the day before the regatta. Then there will be regatta day itself.
2) VF Gets the boat for the 'incidental costs' which is a skipper for the 3 days - apx £40/head by each of the crew. This budget to stay internal please as it may change. For example we may elect to get some crew shirts (the feindish opposition are bound to have them). I also envisage the combined 'crew fund' buying a prize for the event.
3) VS get the boat at nearly 50% discount. Overall, this means we will be jointly paying about 33% of the normal cost of such an event - ie it would normally be about £21k, and we are getting it for £6k. Not a bad deal.
But before all that becomes relevant we need VS to accept the challenge. I think it right that we do this by letter (to crawley?) to both SRB and SR. So we need to make them an offer their egos cannot turn down! Follows is a rough draft. Please fire comments and suggestions back. I will then try to finalise it for approval.
Lets see if we can get it out this week.
Jeremy