Different way of seeing

Here is another thought for you, 2 different ways of describing the same thing

For some, and I include myself in this group, the exhilaration comes from the edge of control. There’s nothing quite like a full on three sail reach in the venerable Fireball, when it feels as if only the last few feet of bilge panel is in the water (it’s not, of course), and there’s spray everywhere. Conversely, I was sailing with a competent and experienced crew in breezy but benign conditions. Three sail reach again, entirely under control and word comes from the front “I don’t like this”. 

Yeoman, one for Griff, only 700kgs.

Originally posted by 423zero All good replies, thats what I was trying to say, but not so well.

Originally posted by eric_c I think the Iso is perhaps a good example

Absolutely and with it came a lot of ex windsurfers returning to the dinghy fold, fresh with being exposed to marketing hype and BS.

I once did one day of an Iso nationals up at Brightlingsea, crewing for a mate, the experience effectively innoculated me against ever getting involved in dinghy championships, until I again made a similar mistake at the Bar free Rs100 nationals in my early dinghy days which totally cemented the view.

As to that boat, it is a perfect example of what I said previously, but unfortunately the damage it did.. It wiped out our local scorpion fleet at Hythe and the sailing side of the club collapsed then dis appeared, it was only lucky for us some years later ructions at a nearby club in Dover saw a group joining us to reform the sailing section, then a few of us older windsurfers joined them (since we could see they had no idea how to race properly) and our club recovered a bit. We now have pretty much nothing but sensible old guard, I would call crap, stuff, but since I've had to buy one, my mouth must hush. At the end of the day the joy of the contest must exceed whatever little pleasure can be afforded by the equipment, it's not as if thrills and spills are 100% of what we're after. The sort of joy some of us look for is more cranial than adrenal.

Edited by iGRF - 07 Mar 22 at 2:12pm