[Al Skierkiewicz]

Kevin,
In a perfect world, this team would have been able to attend a good and representative pre-ship party on Saturday, and had the resources to design and finish the work on Sunday and Monday to make ship.
In our world, teams can't make a pre-ship, or it is held on Sunday, or schools are closed on Mondays, or there is no machine shop facilities available and no mentorship on the final two days. We cannot force teams, especially rookies, to live without the ability to modify designs and get help making changes or repairs. A rule change of this caliber makes things easy for event staff at the expense of the students.
Every event I have ever attended or volunteered at has had these teams. Last year this easily exceeded five teams at each of the regionals I attended and several at the Champs.