Changes at SCHRS

   Can only second/ third the congratulations.
It will be really good to see the rule move and grow in line with the recent changes to CAT sailing. Todays boats are so different to the boats that were around at the time the rule was first proposed. 
Beam and spinny pole length have always been my two little grumbling points.  

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tornado435 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Posting king Joined: 05 May 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 196	Post Options Post Reply Quote tornado435 Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Changes at SCHRS Posted: 16 Jun 06 at 2:01pm
	Can only second/ third the congratulations. It will be really good to see the rule move and grow in line with the recent changes to CAT sailing. Todays boats are so different to the boats that were around at the time the rule was first proposed. Beam and spinny pole length have always been my two little grumbling points.

Isis Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 01 Sep 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 2753	Post Options Post Reply Quote Isis Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jun 06 at 10:55am
	Congratulations Simon! Il stay out of attempting to help as my cat knowlage is about as extensive as feva_kids but good luck with your new roll..

Jalani Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 03 May 05 Location: Great Britain Online Status: Offline Posts: 164	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jalani Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jun 06 at 10:37am
	Congratulations?? Simon, I think you may well have your work cut out to make up the ground lost to Texel in recent years. It might be quite a nice addition to publish an additional rating figure per boat or officially sanctioned conversion factor to convert SCHRS to PY. There is often a debate as to the correct PY for a Cat when we come to race all-in against monos. An 'official' figure would at leat have RC and competitor singing off the same hymn sheet. Good luck with the task ahead.
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Scooby_simon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 02 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2415	Post Options Post Reply Quote Scooby_simon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 16 Jun 06 at 10:25am
	Hello everyone. Changes are afoot at SCHRS, Richard Allen has resigned as the UK representative as he has too many work commitments now, I'd like to thank Richard for his hard work in the past years. As a result of Richard's resignation, I was invited to join the SCHRS committee as the UK representative - I have accepted this and I am now getting up-to-speed with this role. Olivier Bovyn and I are in the process of re-vitalizing the website and more news will be forthcoming soon (as will an e-mail address for me). But as we do this we want to share some information as to what is happening at present with the SCHRS rating rule. Currently Jason Smithwick and Olly Harris (both marine architects) are reviewing the rule with a remit to propose changes that will go forward to the ISAF meeting in the Autumn of 2006. One item that is almost certain to be included in the submission to the ISAF is an additional measurement point (and rating) for beam. We are currently discussing other items such as making the rule easier to administer, easier for measurers to measure boats and also any items within the rule that we feel are outdated (max Spi pole length being one). The point of this post is to make it public that I have now taken over this role, make it known that SCHRS is evolving (and will continue to do so) and ask you, the sailors that are sailing with the rule (me included) to propose changes to the rule in light of real world experience - we cannot say if these proposals will be included in subsequent submissions to the ISAF, but I will listen and take note of anything that is posted. I do not want this to becoming a sl*ging session against the SCHRS rule. I want it to be a positive discussion of how the rule can evolve in the future. Over to you If you wish to contact me in private, please use the Priveate message function here (for now) as we are still setting up @SCHRS email addresses etc.. I will provide this at a later date.
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