New GBCA clubhouse?
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Show posts MenuQuote from: Bee on August 08, 2016, 08:32:44 PM
That could be a deal.
I do have a couple of mains that are still in reasonable condition. One is a 2012 UK that got me a 3rd in one of this year's Rum Races. The other is a 2013 that I used to win all the Offshore races and the Texas Navy Trophy. I would want something for those.
Quote from: USA74 on July 25, 2016, 11:39:27 AMWas it unfair when a faster boat rolled a slower boat to weather (outside 2 boat lengths of course!), and the slower boat had to sail in dirty air or alter course while the faster boat sailed on unobstructed?
If this is true, I believe it's a poor (and unfair) decision, and I strongly urge it to be reconsidered. A pursuit race is based on the assumption that each boat has a representative and competitive rating, and if each boat (and its sails) were in equal condition and sailed a perfect and unobstructed race, they would all hit the finish line at the same time. Of course this is never the case, because no rating system is perfect and sailing conditions change over the course of a pursuit race, which might favor earlier starters over late starters one day and vice-versa another day.
All that being said, by removing the luffing restriction, than means that each and every slower boat has the opportunity to unfairly impede the fair competition of lower rated boats that may a) be in better condition, b) have made wiser strategic decisions, c) have better crew, or d) have "won the coin toss" and benefitted from preferable conditions on that particular race.
Further, luffing between dissimilar boats can be dangerous. What happens when an asymmetrical boat running a reaching kite decides to luff a boat carrying a symmetrical spinnaker? The symmetrical spinnaker boat broaches!
Quote from: Charles on February 18, 2016, 09:01:33 PMWhere were those "aftermarket sprit" boats for the Icicle series? Maximum participation of 3 boats in ONE race out of five? And I doubt any of those three would have minded at all if they were able to race in a class that included more boats. I would say that experiment has run its course.
The GBCA board and Race Captain are just trying to do what we are hearing that the racers want. We have been told that the aftermarket sprit boats think they can't compete with a factory sprit boat, so we have been experimenting with the split fleet to see if participation increases. Also, we have had better participation overall when we offer distance courses to everyone. Maybe everyone is getting old. If anyone has suggestions on how to make our races better, please come to a board meeting with your ideas. We meet the third Tuesday of ever month ;at 7:00PM.
Charles
GBCA Vice Commodore
Quote from: svShearwater on August 07, 2015, 11:30:00 AMJustin,
Walter, you registered for PHRF Spin. Why that class and not PHRF Heavy?