Multi-rig racing

Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by RS400atC A lot of events do. I'm having trouble finding any such events after a good hammering of the search engine. Perhaps you'd like to list some so folk with new classes know which events to avoid?

Here's one locally:
""Langstone Harbour Race Weekend
Tudor Sailing Club, Locks Sailing Club, Langstone Sailing Club, Portsmouth
NOTICE OF RACE
1 RULES
1.1 The regatta will be governed by the rules as defined in The Racing Rules of Sailing, the Prescriptions of the RYA and the Sailing Instructions.
1.2 For the Wanderer National Championship the WCOA rules will apply.
2 ELIGIBILITY AND ENTRY
2.1 The regatta is open to all dinghies with a Portsmouth Yardstick. Multihulls are not permitted.""

Langstone being the ex-home of the PY system, and still home of the physical yardstick, I'm sure they'd give most things a number if you asked nicely in good time though!

Originally posted by turnturtle I think the Stevie Nicks does Jim, but I haven't verified that recently.

I can see nothing in the SIs and NOR, and I've just spotted a photo with an Aero in, so I think we can be pretty confident they don't.

Originally posted by RS400atC A lot of events do.

I'm having trouble finding any such events after a good hammering of the search engine. Perhaps you'd like to list some so folk with new classes know which events to avoid?

The SJ events have most definitely allowed boats without published numbers in recent years. They wouldn't have had Aeros and Zeros this year for example otherwise.

I'm not sure new and unusual boats should be either encourage or discouraged: Just treated the same as all the others. I suppose those who scream the "only real racing is class racing" mantra at every opportunity will disagree in one direction, as will the neophiliacs who scream about unfairness in the other.

Quite a few years ago now ISTR (correct me if I'm wrong) the Bloody Mary had a no prizes for boats without published numbers rule or something of the sort, maybe even a no entry thing at some stage, but as I *vaguely* recall it didn't attract good press and they changed the policy. Pretty sure that was pre Great Lakes/SJ. I could easily be wrong about all of that though.

Shame we can't just bung both lots in their own forum to scream and shout at each other and leave the rest of us out of it to discuss something more productive really.

Edited by JimC - 20 Mar 15 at 1:11pm

Shouldn't do - but they will set you a handicap where you aren't likely to beat boats with established handicaps simply because what they set is far too kind. Which is where the whole handicap debate usually starts, with cries of "Down with the establishment" and "Fix, Fix" and recently "Bollox".