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    Posted: 25 Jun 12 at 8:48am
Originally posted by JimC

on the other hand there is something fairly ridiculous about the way we dinghy sailors insist on having the same rag up in 30 knots that we do in 3 knots.


Yes, it is strange. Yotties change, windsurfers change, but we don't. Apart from Laser sailors, of course. They all had radials up.
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on the other hand there is something fairly ridiculous about the way we dinghy sailors insist on having the same rag up in 30 knots that we do in 3 knots.
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Indeed, lumpiness always makes life harder.
Curious though as to how many classes have something similar toi this written into their rules:

Section I – Event Rules

I.1 WIND CONDITIONS

(a) The minimum wind speed for starting will be that in which the race committee

considers the boats have sufficient capability for pre-start manoeuvres.

(b) Races should not start, or races in progress should be abandoned when:

(1) Wind gusts exceed 25 knots for more than 30 seconds

(2) Wind gusts exceed 30 knots for any duration

(3) The race committee considers conditions are unsafe for sailing.

Obviously, such a rule only applies to events organised by or behalf of the class association.
 
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I don't think you can really write off the ability of everyone on the planet to sail in 30 knots just because you and some others at your club had issues. 
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Sea state is a rather more important factor than actual breeze strength if the rig is good enough...
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Well I regularly yacht with accurate instruments so I have a good idea what 30knots is.  And I've dinghy sailed (not in the 300!) in that much, and managed fine.
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Dan dont let him get to you its only red rag to the bull
Get graham to come to the man of kent at sandwich and we can really see how well the eps does then ?
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Originally posted by G.R.F.

He, the above poster was on the beach when the wind really came up, they finished the race early because of issues with other boats...

It's fools just like him with quotes like 'it wasn't that bad' that put lives of others at risk.

STFU dan and think yourself lucky, oh and next time you miss your duty any results you may have gained this reason will be wiped...


Come come graeme, I was the first boat on the water by quite a bit, sailing the course to get my landmarks for my tacking points and I was one of the last boats off the water. The conditions that we had on thursday were by no means life threatening for anyone. The swell by comparison for what we usually get was less than what we would normally get in a F4.

I did a lap more than any other boat on the water and the only reason tom (the other contender) retired was his mainsheet block came off during a capsize, otherwise he would have kept racing like myself.

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They must have been 30 forum knots..
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30 knots at grafham today!  Epic challenger sailing and the ffs looked to be having fun too.
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