London Boat Show Pursuit Race

The worst thing was working out which way to go when crew says bear away

Originally posted by JimC Originally posted by aardvark_issues I did the race last year - the highlight was an Oppie nearly getting pinned between the two hulls of the Tornado - luckily the Oppie was going slightly faster at the time... So which is leeward and which windward boat?

It could have been Port/Starboard. I reckon you could fit an Oppie hule either way round between the Tornado hulls.

We were only able to fly the kite on one short blast.  It was hoist - blast - drop.  The only asymetric that was in the top 3 was Geoff Carveth in an RS200.  They seemed to be able to carry their kite in places that we couldn't and that helped.

Originally posted by 5420 why is it serunsl that shifty

At one point 180 degree wind sheer - windex pointing due south, jib filling from north, in the end we resorted to just pointing the boat in the direction we wanted go and waiting for the right swirl of wind.  Still it was a giggle.

I did the race last year - the highlight was an Oppie nearly getting pinned between the two hulls of the Tornado - luckily the Oppie was going slightly faster at the time...