Daily Lift - Dave Perry's Starting Tip #5

Dave Perry points out that all bad starts are a result of a violation of one or more of six basic rules for getting a good start:
#5 If you feel like being conservative and hanging back at the start, do it only at the windward end.

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Daily Lift - Dave Perry's Starting Tip #4

Dave Perry points out that all bad starts are a result of a violation of one or more of six basic rules for getting a good start:
#4 Don’t ever go in to leeward of a boat in final seconds before the start unless you are 100 percent sure you’ll make it out into clear air on the other side.

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Daily Lift - Dave Perry's Starting Tip #3

Dave Perry points out that all bad starts are a result of a violation of one or more of six basic rules for getting a good start:

#3 Start as close as possible to the boat to windward of you, and as far as possible from the boat to leeward of you.

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Daily Lift: Dave Perry's Starting Tip #2

Dave Perry points out that all bad starts are a result of a violation of one or more of six basic rules for getting a good start:
#2 Start close to or at full speed, regardless of where you choose to start.

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Dave Perry's Starting Tip #1

Dave Perry points out that all bad starts are a result of a violation of one or more of six basic rules for getting a good start:

1. Don’t get to the line too early and have to stop and wait for the gun.

Come back tomorrow for another starting tip from Dave Perry

Daily Lift - Fundraising Campaigns

There are several examples of different types of fundraising campaigns:

1. General or Broad Base Campaign (Annual Appeal) - smaller contributions
2. Membership
3. Major Gifts
4. Targeted Capital Campaign (bricks and mortar, endowment, scholarship fund)

Daily Lift - Fundraising Process

Successful fundraising requires a long-term commitment and investment.  It is not a short-term effort.

Process:

1. Suspects to prospects
2. Prospects to commitments
3. Commitments to cash
4. Renewal efforts

Daily Lift - Fundraising Basics

Here are a few considerations when setting out to generate funding for a sailing program:

• Understand/Define your target audience - suspects
• Tailor Message - emmotionally
• Priority and Expectations - where your program fits with potential donors

Daily Lift - Rules Quiz

As the powerboat approaches the sailboat from astern, the overtaking powerboat must keep clear. The overtaking boat must keep clear regardless of whether it is a powerboat or another sailboat. The one exception is large barges or vessels that are confined to deep channels of water.

Daily Lift - Rules Quiz

A sailboat is being approached from astern by a powerboat. The powerboat is rapidly gaining on the sailboat and is on course to run over the sailboat. Which boat must keep clear? Come back tomorrow for the answer!