As promised, here's the scoop on our plan to offer you a chance to get a great jacket at a great price:
- Thanks to Jenn Atkey (wife of bib 81), we are able to offer you North Face Thermoball jackets. These are high end liner jackets, much nicer than your kid got in the race program. The suggested retail price is about $250.
- We are competing for stock with the people who are going to charge $250, so rather than put everyone in black (which New Zealand has sort of occupied in the sports field), we're going to offer you a choice of colours, all bearing a tasteful Craigleith Masters Racing logo, thanks to Ingrid Stein (wife of bib 26), with the caveat that if your choice of colour isn't available you'll get the signature little black jacket.
- As a GDHL racer, you can get one of these jackets for only $50 plus HST. There's no "but wait, if you act now, we'll give you a second jacket absolutely free, just pay separate shipping and handling." GDHL is providing a generous subsidy for these jackets, so only one per racer. If you'd like to buy another for your sweetie, we'll try to accommodate, but it will cost $110 plus HST.
- Many of you tried on samples at the GDHL dinner. If you can catch me around the Club on the weekend (or my wife is around during March break), you can check them out. Most of them will be size medium (men's and women's), but it will help you get an idea of how they fit. Generally they are a bit generous in their fit. (Trent Winstone and I have concluded that our trim athletic shapes are best suited to small jackets.)
- If you click here, you'll see a page with the colours that are available for men and women. The ones that are marked with a big X aren't available. In some cases, availability is limited. Size XS for men is also very limited. To place your orders, CLICK HERE and complete the form. You need to act quickly to get this price and to have the best chance of getting the colour you'd like. We will place our initial order as soon as we have a good quantity. Everything needs to be done by the end of March, so don't dawdle!
- Your Club membership account will get charged for the jacket. Delivery will be at the beginning of next ski season. ONCE YOU'VE ORDERED, YOU'RE IN! NO REFUNDS OR EXCHANGES THROUGH GDHL. Anyone wanting to develop a secondary market is on his or her own :)
- See below for a couple of pictures of your friends in our samples, both medium.
- No jacket for you if you haven't returned your bib. Drop it off with Kylie in the race office if you haven't done so already.
Stephanie Pennal, bib 37
Ed Barnicke, bib 46. This sample has a hood, but we're not going there.
See you at dinner!
James Mathers