Madison Regatta cuts deal with H1 for 4-boat round robin shootout

According to a posts by David Campbell on Twitter last evening the Madison Regatta might be struggling to bring in a full field of H1 boats for this years festivities. Read the tweets below and draw your own conclusions. David Campbell is a Sportswriter and Photographer, at the Madison Courier

Madison Regatta cuts deal with H1 for 4-boat round robin shootout with standard Final Heat. Race may or may not count for season points.

— David Campbell (@CampbellSports) February 2, 2017

Four boats total for weekend or four per heat?

— Tait Meyer (@TaitMeyer) February 2, 2017

Total

— David Campbell (@CampbellSports) February 2, 2017

https://twitter.com/BiancaBononcini/status/826962411097710592

Sounds to me like Regatta Inc. is trying to stop racing in Madison all together!😰

— Mark Hamilton (@bigcat4453) February 2, 2017

Update 7:40pm 02/02/17

Madison Regatta falls into debt, will only guarantee 4 boats for 2017 modified event – Madison Courier https://t.co/xrbC0kZ4Z2 #h1unlimited pic.twitter.com/wqLeK2AlUA

— 🏁Raceday Live😷 (@HydroRacerTV) February 3, 2017