Advertising via sail numbers? 55

   I could be wrong, but I think the Osprey might just be an old one.Just sailed well.

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Pierre Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1532	Post Options Post Reply Quote Pierre Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Advertising via sail numbers? 55 Posted: 04 Feb 13 at 10:33am
	I could be wrong, but I think the Osprey might just be an old one. Just sailed well.

L123456 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 30 Apr 12 Online Status: Offline Posts: 500	Post Options Post Reply Quote L123456 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Feb 13 at 10:31am
	Clearly advertising, quite clever as long as the appropriate change of sail number was requested.

SoggyBadger Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 26 Oct 10 Location: The Wild Wood Online Status: Offline Posts: 552	Post Options Post Reply Quote SoggyBadger Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Feb 13 at 9:48am
	I saw an FRP Enterprise with 55 on its sail at the Blithfield Barrel last year. Clearly not really no 55. I assume he had the ROs permission. I beat him on the day anyway so I can't see that the number gave him any big advantage.
	Best wishes from deep in the woods SB

batman Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 14 Jan 13 Online Status: Offline Posts: 12	Post Options Post Reply Quote batman Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 04 Feb 13 at 9:25am
	Are the new Speed Sails 'team' all using sail numbers along the lines of '55' as a cheap advertising ploy is it that me being cycnical? At the Tiger I saw a number of them; 555 Fireball 550 Merlin 552 Osprey 55 Enterprise 55 Phantom Without wanting to get to 'picky' over class rules I'm sure these arent the actual hull numbers. I remember writing a letter to the race officer at events to request permission to use a sail number which wasnt the hull number. I didnt see any of these notes on the Official Notice Board at the Tiger. When I sailed a Laser people liked sail numbers with '1's in because the number was shorter and stayed nearer the leech allowing you to be further over the startline before reading your number! These all have short numbers. Rant over