Nationals Attendance

   I have just got to enjoy the new status we in the Squib Class have got. For over the last 2/3 weeks we have hit the top of all classes for numbers at our Championships at Weymouth. Thats for a keelboat, think of all the problems that means, lifting out at your own port, lifting in & out at the venue and back in again at your home club. Towing a 680 kg boat, in our case from Yorkshire to Weymouth & back, and accomodation for a week long event. Better in numbers than at present any one or two man dinghies! We must have something right in a recession, maybe more of you should try our boat, its harder to win than you may think!  

Edited by Gerard

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Gerard Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gerard Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Nationals Attendance Posted: 06 Aug 09 at 4:44pm
	I have just got to enjoy the new status we in the Squib Class have got. For over the last 2/3 weeks we have hit the top of all classes for numbers at our Championships at Weymouth. Thats for a keelboat, think of all the problems that means, lifting out at your own port, lifting in & out at the venue and back in again at your home club. Towing a 680 kg boat, in our case from Yorkshire to Weymouth & back, and accomodation for a week long event. Better in numbers than at present any one or two man dinghies! We must have something right in a recession, maybe more of you should try our boat, its harder to win than you may think! Edited by Gerard

ellistine Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 06 Mar 08 Online Status: Offline Posts: 762	Post Options Post Reply Quote ellistine Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Aug 09 at 4:46pm
	Yep. Fair play. All those squibs was quite a site. I even watched some being winched back on to their trailers via the Dean and Readyhoff webcam. Sad or what!

Gerard Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Post Options Post Reply Quote Gerard Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Aug 09 at 4:57pm
	The other interesting thing is that the 108 at the event is out of a posible 859 - not bad eh! Sad or what!!!!!

tack'ho Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Feb 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1100	Post Options Post Reply Quote tack'ho Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Aug 09 at 5:42pm
	think of all the problems that means, lifting out at your own port, lifting in & out at the venue and back in again at your home club. Towing a 680 kg boat, in our case from Yorkshire to Weymouth & back, and accomodation for a week long event That's some sales technique you have there! Now show us a piccy that'll be the final nail in th....oppps sorry meant convincing factor!
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Mark Jardine Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 04 Location: Milford-on-Sea, United King Online Status: Offline Posts: 1028	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mark Jardine Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Aug 09 at 9:42pm
	How about the XODs? 79 racing (80 entered) out of 196 built over the last 98 years! Over 100 will be out for the Centenary in 2011.

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 06 Aug 09 at 9:59pm
	The Thames Raters probaby have one of the best boats built -> boats attending ratios...

alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 09 at 6:57am
	But then XODs, Raters and similar classic classes are also very much local classes, yes? The Squib does, on the other hand, have a bit of geographical spread. Also, having less boats built, even if the first ones are many decades old, must help improve the boats built:boats attending ratio?
	-_ Al

Mark Jardine Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Admin Group Joined: 12 Mar 04 Location: Milford-on-Sea, United King Online Status: Offline Posts: 1028	Post Options Post Reply Quote Mark Jardine Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 09 at 7:02am
	Very true Al, The XODs only have fleets at Parkstone, Lymington, Yarmouth, Cowes, Hamble and Itchenor. We've got the big advantage of not having to tow to get to Cowes Week - everyone sails there. 108 Squibs at the nationals really is an incredible achievement.

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 09 at 10:30am
	Is the small keelboat market less diluted than the dinghy one? In other word, are there fewer to choose from, so more keen helms have gravitated to the one with the best racing? More power to the Squib, just trying to work out what dinghies are doing wrong?!
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alstorer Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 02 Aug 07 Location: Cambridge Online Status: Offline Posts: 2899	Post Options Post Reply Quote alstorer Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Aug 09 at 11:27am
	Are dinghies doing anything wrong as such though compared to small keelboats? I'm betting, and this can probably be backed up by going through the master list and splitting it into various sections (dinghies, small keelboats (2-4 person), large keelboats, beach cats, bigger cats?) that dinghies + beach cats will make up by far and away the biggest total Nationals racing fleet. Little bit of looking at numbers (but not what I've just suggested: With 51 classes (out of 302 listed) reporting in, there have been, compared to 2008: 16 reporting a rise in attendence- average rise 13.625 boats 24 reporting a drop- average 11.958 2 reporting no change 9 that didn't hold or report a 2008 nationals
	-_ Al