On Tuesday, May 29, 2012 3:50:35 PM UTC-4, Steve Freeman wrote:
Our club noticed a significant drop in the number of tows in 2011. It was a bit over 25% less than the average of the previous three years with no corresponding decrease in the number of members. The reduction was especially apparent in the 1K tows. I am curious if other clubs (100+ members) noticed the same drop or if it is local to our club. Please let me know how your data compares and the number of members you have. Thanks

We saw a slight drop last year -about 15% vs previous that was one of our best years. Weather was poor and private tows were way down. Training was even with other years.
I do note a drop off on folks coming to the airport to just hang out. We all still shower so I suspect it is related to the fact that the gas to get to the airport costs the same as 1/2 a tow.
Another data point
UH