SMODwatch from Racing Classes Review

I keep a spreadsheet with some of the Class Stats. Seeing what's happening as refers to numbers makes some of the spin put on it by the associations rather amusing. However this is practised by everyone, and some of the worst offenders are not the SMOD classes.

Here's my assessment of some of the two handers

Where's my bonus, boss?
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RS200 - 105, averaging about 90 for the last few years.

Suprise Revival
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RS400 - 38 new boats this year, 6 last year

Steady
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49er - 40ish last two years
29er - 50ish

Dropping
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RS800 down to 25ish from 50ish a few years ago

Glad I'm not the Head of Sales
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L4000 - 8 new boats
RS600 - 2 new boats
B14 - 2 new boats
Buzz - no new boats
Tasar - 1 new boat, but first for a couple of years. Maybe the new rags will rescue it.

Nailed to the Perch
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5000 - 1 since 1999
Boss - none since 1999
Iso - none since 2002
Laser 2 - none since 2002
Spice - none for a few years

Edited by JimC

Originally posted by JimC I keep a spreadsheet with some of the Class Stats. Seeing what's happening as refers to numbers makes some of the spin put on it by the associations rather amusing. However this is practised by everyone, and some of the worst offenders are not the SMOD classes. Here's my assessment of some of the two handers Where's my bonus, boss? ======================= RS200 - 105, averaging about 90 for the last few years. Suprise Revival =============== RS400 - 38 new boats this year, 6 last year Steady ====== 49er - 40ish last two years 29er - 50ish Dropping ======== RS800 down to 25ish from 50ish a few years ago Glad I'm not the Head of Sales ============================== L4000 - 8 new boats RS600 - 2 new boats B14 - 2 new boats Buzz - no new boats Tasar - 1 new boat, but first for a couple of years. Maybe the new rags will rescue it. Nailed to the Perch =================== 5000 - 1 since 1999 Boss - none since 1999 Iso - none since 2002 Laser 2 - none since 2002 Spice - none for a few years

What are the figuers for the dev classes?

Rick

Development Class numbers are low by comparison as you'd expect. They've all been pretty steady the last few years as have most longer established classes.

Originally posted by Guest#260 I'd be interested to see you sheet fully populated as per

Then I'd have to go back and get numbers for various classes I'm missing etc. You'll have noticed I included no singlehanders...

I saw in the classes review that there were 3762 new Lasers(all rigs) in the UK.

Can this be true? It seems excessively high for UK only figures.