Buenos Aires, March 29
th 2007
ILCA
Att.: Mr. Jeff Martin
I hereby report you about the great
difficulties that we are going through
in our country
regarding boat and accessory
supply.
The company
RIOTECNA is the official supplier in
Argentina of all “LASER” items,
totally
depending on the Chilean company “PRIMEX”.
Lately, material shipping has been disastrous,
not only timing but also quality.
They
lack stock, and they only manufacture
previous orders, resulting in delivery
delays for more than 90 days.
Besides, the quality of the hull is
getting worse and most of the mast and
upper mast, in
the last shipping, got
bent and broken, even though they were
sailed by lightly
helmsmen and winds below
20 knots.
At the same time, we had problems with
the delivery of identifying plaques of
the
sail number, which they are usually
not delivered with the boat, but arrive
many weeks after.
Due to the
huge expansion we are going through in
our fleet and the active participation
of the existing “Laser” community,
we are in urgent need to solve this problem
in order to
keep the continuous participation
of the Laser Class members in planned
boat races in our
annual calendar.
We would really appreciate the application
of the necessary mechanisms so we can
easily
buy boats and accessories of the
best quality.
Thank you in advance for your help.
If any doubt arises, do not hesitate to
contact us.
I look forward to hearing
from you soon.
Sincerely,
Ing. Carlos Palombo
President
Argentine Laser Association
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