ISAF Women’s Skiff Evaluation - Stop press...

....Looks like ISAF have had to re-release an update to their evaluation documentation. Amongst the facts altered:

“in 15 knots and waves both Arups were towed back in to the shore and were not able to complete a Race”

Has begrudgingly become:

“in 15 knots and waves both Arups struggled to complete a race and ended up returning to shore early.”

Apparently this follows Arup posting ISAF the video below from the onboard Go-Pro. That has got to be the best “single angle” 20 minute footage recorded in years. With no crew to swap with when the Japanese pair tired, ISAF requested the Arup’s were taken home. Roland did take the main off and sailed one home under jib. He then sat in an ISAF rib and gave a member of ISAF staff a long commentary on why the other boat sailed an additional 2 miles home to avoid the shifty reach past the rocks.

I was sailing the second boat and can also confirm no towing took place; we did have some swims, but also some great wave jumping.

The guys at Arup assure me they are not in the business of questioning interpretation so they will stop there, but look at the video and make your own judgement. ISAF gave the Arup a similar write up to the 49er, but without the nod. If this is struggling, then maybe the rest of the evaluation has some questions too?

Edited by Strawberry - 24 Apr 12 at 1:26pm

The girls seem to be managing fine, but can  hardly be described as not skiff-competent, as was said on another thread.

Kite hoist system looks like it could be better.

On the subject of the trials, I do note that the ISAF panel will requie the Mackay FX to be called 49erFX if selected, and recommend a common class association. Why wasn't it able to be entered as such? alkso, this, from the XX section, is relevant to a lot of the discussion, especially when criticising the sailors...:

Edited by alstorer - 25 Apr 12 at 10:30am

Originally posted by Chris Turner And on that very same day, the girls sailing the 29erXX gave up and went in too, yet the boat is under powered and too easy to sail apparently.