The requirment to earn the priority sailing is to have marshalled 5 or more in 2014.
That means that 'just under' 500 non Manx Resident marshalled at 5 or more sessions last year.
Does anyone know for a FACT how many marshalls signed on and turned up to marshall last year, and of those, how many were Manx residents?
I would be very suprised if the none Manx marshalls who turned up was anywhere near 500 especially for practice week.