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The fact that we as a club were not prepared for such heat
How can you say they were not prepared? Potable water taps everywhere, jugs of water were they were not, threads on the association site pointing you to ways to get cool and cold beer! (May I add vendors that were NOT gouging for cold drinks!) This is my first rally, but I have been to hundreds of sailing regattas with similar conditions over the years some of which were run by paid staff and NOT volunteers. The volunteers at this rally did a tremendous job!
How can you say they were not prepared? Potable water taps everywhere, jugs of water were they were not, threads on the association site pointing you to ways to get cool and cold beer! (May I add vendors that were NOT gouging for cold drinks!) This is my first rally, but I have been to hundreds of sailing regattas with similar conditions over the years some of which were run by paid staff and NOT volunteers. The volunteers at this rally did a tremendous job!
1. AC needs to be HIGH enough to quickly cool heat-stressed patrons who come inside a building for relief. Not the case in Bloomsburg.
The AC installed in building is sized for the anticipitated temperatures and the number of people in the building. Both the temperature and the number of people in the buildings far exceeded the expected and couldn't keep up. The restaurants in downtown Bloomsburg had the same problem as did the restaurants I was in on the way to and from the rally. I think ACs are typically sized for a 20 degree temperature drop in areas similar to Bloomsburg.
However, these days AC is typically controlled by 'smart thermostats,' and programmed to 'stand down' to a warmer temp at night, when zero-occupancy is presumed. It then launches a 'recovery cycle' as morning approaches.
I doubt they would have had smart thermostats because they would have no need for them in an occasionally used building. As Holly said, the buildings were cool in the mornings until the sun and people heated them up.
One can only spectulate since AC was stretched thin in all Pa locals that week. York is a great venue but terrible RT 30 is the spoiler, too much traffic, strip malls and its exhausting getting away from people.........plus its too flat. I would rather ride my clutch in the Mid West than deal with higher bay humidity.I know MOA doesn't like going back to the same location but the York Fair Grounds would have been a far superior choice. It's better maintain than Bloomsburg plus with their new (I believe its about 3 years old now) huge exibition center we would not have had the indoor cooling problem.
I love to remember hot summer days cause when I'm snowblowing 18 inches of snow the thought keeps me warmer inside.