In 2 weeks patp will be in (hopefully) warm and sunny Bradenton at a new venue, Pirate City. It’s our first winter event, which also included a stay and play, with meals etc. We didn’t think the event was going to happen 6 or 7 weeks ago, but the Pirates, who have been great to deal with, agreed to waive the minimum amount of stay and plays, and we reduced the price for day trippers, so the event will now happen, and we’ll have 4 full teams for a first time venue. I have heard nothing but great things about place, in particular the lodgings and the food. We go to new places to keep it fresh and watch it grow. Some of my competitors unfortunately are stuck in the area’s they play, due to long term relationships with the fields or stadiums and their past history. We meanwhile have only one event we will always have and that is Palm Beach. Is it wrong for us to branch out to other area’s at different times of year? If you heard the bitching and moaning from some of the people I just mentioned, I am an infringer, a pariah, etc.