Quote:
Originally Posted by logank013
Out of all states, why hasn't California gone to districts. They could have another big district like Michigan.
|
From what I've heard, it's partially to do with the length of the state. Most districts are (extremely roughly, don't quote me on this) square-shaped or circular, meaning that a DCMP somewhere in the middle makes travel time not too bad for most/all teams. However, since California's so long, even if the DCMP was in the Bay Area/Sacramento (aka roughly in the middle), driving time would still be horrible for a lot of teams.
Disclaimer: I'm not from California, but have some friends down there.
Quote:
Originally Posted by GeeTwo
As I understand it, there are a number of ferries that go from Seattle to various locations in Alaska. The time is obviously longer, but perhaps the cost is lower. It's been a while since I've been up that way. I took the USNS Silas Bent from Seattle to Kodiak in 1989 (was it really that long ago?), but I was surveying, not just a passenger.
|
The ferries apparently take 4-5 days (
source) and cost just as much/more than a plane ticket, so I don't think that this would be a better option for most teams. Also, with only one team currently competing in Alaska, there's nowhere near the necessary team density to make a district event happen.
That being said, we PNW teams miss our Alaskan friends, and look forward to competing alongside them in the future.