National/Regional Circuits.

Originally posted by davidyacht I am a southerner, but one of my all time favourite venues was Tynemouth.

we are still here, and its still a great venue - come again soon!

Can't you? I know folks who sold modest dinghies and are racing cruisers on a far cheaper budget.... horses for course!

Multiple rigs ... well all sorts of opinions here.  However if a class goes for multiple ones under a common PN why the problem ?  Better than having people going to B&Q 'cos the wind is too light/heavy today surely .... or believing the boat only suits 'big' guys or vice versa.  You commit a fair bit of money to a half decent boat, are enthusiastic but have an otherwise busy life, can't sail every weekend and now when you can .. the wind 'is not right'.   Why ? Often only because some purists in your class insist  'well it is only fair'... and  'it keeps the cost down'.  

You don't have to accept it.  Get into a class that allows rig flexibility if that is what you want  - whether racing on a common PN or on varying one.  Does not matter which really ...  just getting in some MORE sailing is the point and more sailing should equal more enjoyment, value for money etc.  So you now might have say TWO sails ... again so what ?  Lead mines often have a whole wardrobe of the things, boards ditto.  Sailing is an equipment based sport - you can't get away from it.

It is not fair either that some crews replace their sails every 5 minutes either ....  or that other classes have or allow different cuts for varying conditons and so on using the same logic.   But imo it can be argued that effectively denying others a bit more time on the water that multiple rigs can permit is not fair in the first place...

But either way - we all have choice.  However some seem to think 'others' should do as 'they' do rather than just being happy that others might be getting more out of their sailing - in a different manner.   

 

  

Originally posted by GML Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by jeffers Not really true class racing IMO. Changing sail area to suit the conditions has been part of sailboat racing for a very long time. In many ways our current insistence on hoisting the same rag in 3 knots and 30 is bizarre in the extreme. Hear! Hear!

Originally posted by jeffers Not really true class racing IMO.

Changing sail area to suit the conditions has been part of sailboat racing for a very long time. In many ways our current insistence on hoisting the same rag in 3 knots and 30 is bizarre in the extreme.