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Quote from: Bee on March 03, 2019, 11:52:38 AM
As I posted in another thread, the NOR for this regatta does not mention a skipper's meeting on 8 March, but does indicate one at 10 on 9 March.  Have I read this correctly?

Never mind, answer is yes.

Never mind.  Answer is yes skippers meeting is at 10

As I posted in another thread, the NOR for this regatta does not mention a skipper's meeting on 8 March, but does indicate one at 10 on 9 March.  Have I read this correctly?

The NOR indicate that the  Skipper's meeting is on Saturday 9 March and not on Friday 8 March.  Am I correct in this?

Thanks

I have only races on one A-kite bow class.  That was Wittich's Saga 43.  I was really impressed how deep that boat could go under the kite.  I thought that PHRFGB and come up with a handicapping system that, so long as you kept the sprit short, bow boats and those type of sprit boats could race together.

From my perspective, I think the big difference between the J-Boats with sprits and the rest of the fleet is that we can usually carry spinnakers on two of the three legs.  I remember a couple of Rum Races where Stinger managed to carry one  of her spinnakers on all three.  The J-sprits are all screaming reachers, even nonspinn, so its always going to be difficult to properly handled the differences via PHRF.  I think Tuma has already pointed this out.

I suspect ORC might be better.  The last HMR had at least one production boat like you guys are discussing in the top 4 of the Barcardi Class.  Duane Bez actually won it one year. I don't know if either of these guys ran symmetric or a-symmetric but clearly they both did really well under ORC.  ORC also allows one to have multiple spinnakers of various sizes.  The bigger the kite, the bigger the handicap hit, but that is as is should be.  You might want to try something like that for a race or two.

But will you have Clifton Chenier's son performing on the squeeze box?  I think one has to have that to have an authentic Mardi Gras Party.

Damn.  I remember JB saying something about this but never thought it would be canceled. I did sign up, but no problems.

RIP A. J.

I agree AJ was a fabulous sailor.  Great at calling lay lines and doing just about everything else onboard.  It was a pleasure to sail with him.

He will be missed and very fondly remembered.

I have been to several of Farley's seminar's.  He is always well prepared and does an outstanding job of explaining the points of interest.  I am quite sure Alex and Scott will do just as well.  Go for it guys.  You always learn something new.

Nice video.  Looks like a fun day on the Bay.

OK, I am getting to damn old for this.  I read that thing at least 3 times and never saw it.  Thanks.

Check the result link just above  WOMEN's Regatta

For some reason M55 has always had a problem.  It went missing and then was reinstalled.  Has someone actually claimed it was gone?

What flag will these guys be flying?