April 26, 2013

Kirby/Torch Sponsorship/Support

by Pam
Let's try a gear change. After all I've reached an age where I'm going through that female change of life roller coaster and one minute I swing wildly to the left, then back right until eventually Doug brings me back to the center before I death roll.  He does an amazing job of bobbing and weaving and the Canadian in him provides balance. Every woman should be so lucky!

That intro is just in case you thought I was a little heavy handed with my opinions or perhaps, a little nutso. Hello? I am.

So, in back channel e-mails with several sailors, Ari Barshi of the Cabarete Laser Training Center threw out and idea that I thought was a great and also a bit of a solution to the helpless feeling that I've heard so many express.  After all, not one of us can help Bruce with his legal battles but we can certainly let him know we care.  Ari suggested printing BKI or Torch logo stickers to put on our sails.  It would go in the same location where sponsorship/advertising logos are allowed.  Then Steve Cockerill at Rooster Sailing said he could make the stickers.  I have a vision of folks taking pictures of all their regattas with all the boats with the stickers and sending Bruce the pictures to let him know we care and we realize we are sailing a Kirby design regardless of all the stuff going on.  It's not much but if I were him, it would make a difference for me.  Does this idea have any appeal?

Oh, and the squeaky wheel does get the grease.  Doug has had some conversations with those in the know and we've been enlightened.  Is the ILCA evil?  No.  The people we wanted to trust and believe in, we can.  And the people we thought were the problem, are.   Good people inherited some bad decisions with a lot of momentum.  

9 comments:

  1. Thanks for the last paragraph, Pam. I have no doubt that those at the head of the ILCA are doing their best to sort out this mess. Hence my disappointment that the Kirby camp keeps campaigning against them and trying to turn the class rank and file against them. I still have faith that the class and Kirby will find a common ground somewhere down the line.

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    1. We are in agreement in your last sentence.

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    2. Totally agree with all your sentences Anonymous.

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  2. LOL. You had better make sure that Bruce is happy for you going to around putting stickers with the words Torch or Bruce Kirby on your Laser sails. Didn't he just sue someone for putting his trademarks on Lasers without his permission?

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    1. I always thought LOL was laugh out loud but now I'm wondering if it's lots of luck.

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    2. I always thought it was Look Out for Lawyers.

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  3. See Torches are faster than Lasers.

    http://bit.ly/ZyZ72y

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    1. Looks good - nice inside lift!

      There's a lot going on, some of which could be good. We certainly need some good news.

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  4. Perhaps proceeds from sales of the Torch class sail stickers could go toward funding Bruce Kirby's legal battle?

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