Tearing up the patio at the Yacht Club and installing a playground so kids can play while a family waits for a table, or while parents grab a drink at the bar, or while parents finish dinner is a terrible idea and will not contribute to the Yacht Club bottom line. Reminds me somewhat of the Thompson "crab pit." That never contributed a nickle to the bottom line but did manage to deposit sand across the YC inside floor.

I know that you (joe) are not in that camp - - or at least I hope that you are not.  so let's not belittle candidates whose views are obviously at odds with the current majority, unless of course you agree with that majority . . . and that would be a bigger 'flip-flop' than renauds!

What? Belittling candidates? If I see what I believe is a bad idea I'm going to say so, regardless of whose idea it is. One would hope board members and board candidates would do the same.

I refuse to fall into the Bob Thompson thinking as when he just recently told me after the last board meeting, "There is no such thing as a bad idea."

There are bad ideas. Tearing up that YC patio and installing a playground for 50 or so youngsters is a bad idea, whether it comes from Pat Renaud, Bob Thompson, Steven Lind, or any candidate.

That's my opinion. Your mileage may vary.