I much prefer the 1 and 7:30 scelduhe, especially for east coast nationals. As a west coaster, it's very difficult to adjust to the early start times (basically means playing bridge at the equivalent of 7 AM for me) and since I am working full time with only a few vacation days to spend, arriving a few days early to adjust to the time zone is not a realistic option.I've never understood why, if the ACBL wants to experiment with early start times, they don't do it on the west coast or (even better) Hawaii. Surely the east coast people have the same trouble with the late times out west that I have with the early times flying east!I agree with the comment about commuters having trouble making the early starts. It basically means you hit rush hour both ways on the weekdays. I suspect this is more of a concern for regionals though (with a higher proportion of locals commuting to out-of-town folks staying at hotels).

by Seiri 09:16:27 AM 2015.10.29