Sailjuice reducing interest in events

As a longtime competitor in the Sailjuice series I am reflecting on my waning interest in it.
This is not cost related or anything to do with the competitors but I used to have more interest in doing the Silver Salvers (Dash) or Tiger Trophy or Brass Monkey etc.
I have been guilty of following my series result rather than getting everything, social and sailing out of the event. It seems they are losing the individual celebration of what they are over what the series organisers are trying to achieve.
I also have a niggling resentment over paying extra for next to useless tracking with highly inaccurate speeds being purported as the next big thing when in fact their origins are Chinese curfew tags. Also the advanced distant pre booking with little hope of a refund should circumstances change doesnt make it any better.
Clubs need to be reimbursed for their efforts not the hangers on as it appears to me.
I am certain I will have stats thrown at me re participation growth but is that potentially contrary now to what the stand alone event would achieve.
Now the clincher. At the Brass Monkey, a great event, the Phantom and the Punt couldnt win in their favoured conditions. I will just leave that out there.

Originally posted by Olderun As a longtime competitor in the Sailjuice series I am reflecting on my waning interest in it.

Of 221 entrants who finished a race, only 57 did more than one race, and 28 more than two, with just 8 doing 5, so I think we can largely acquit the event of reducing interest in individual events.   

As for the Phantom and Punt not winning in their preferred conditions, perhaps they just didn't put in a good enough performance on the day? There's an awful lot more to winning a major event than just getting the right conditions, and handicaps make far less difference than people think.

The trouble I have with evaluating the success of a handicap system is how do you know what the 'right' result is?

Originally posted by Olderun As a longtime competitor in the Sailjuice series I am reflecting on my waning interest in it.

Edited by Simon Lovesey - 14 Mar 22 at 4:29pm

Definitely a Broads birthright with biggish rigs to catch wind over the reedbeds.

Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by Olderun As a longtime competitor in the Sailjuice series I am reflecting on my waning interest in it. Of 221 entrants who finished a race, only 57 did more than one race, and 28 more than two, with just 8 doing 5, so I think we can largely acquit the event of reducing interest in individual events.