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    Posted: 05 Jan 12 at 3:29pm
Originally posted by olly_love

dont know why but there are very few fast boats entered
we are the second fastest boat in the B14 second to a 5 Tonner,


Because this year the organizers have decided to discourage all the fast/ asymmetric boats by docking all their handicaps... 

I'm not quite sure why there seems to be a general 'we don't want you here' attitude to skiffs and performance boats in general? 
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Originally posted by Steve411

Originally posted by alstorer

There's a 2000 that appears to have entered twice, from Royal Artillery YC/ Army SA (superbly appropriate surnames though- wonder what rank they both are?)
Also, Olly-  there's a veritable squadron of moths to chase you.

Major I believe.


It is indeed I, Major Sargesail, and my wife Major (Retd).  I'll let you decide who outranks who!
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So Matt, does that make you Sergeant Major or Major Sergeant? (Quite a difference - and is that how you spell it?)


Edited by chrisg - 05 Jan 12 at 9:09pm
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Originally posted by Hughph

I'm not quite sure why there seems to be a general 'we don't want you here' attitude to skiffs and performance boats in general? 
 
I missed that - i thought it was mostly the middle fleet (PY terms) that moved around the most.
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it could be that launching a relatively delicate boat like a skiff is just too much hassle.  That being said, I see a laser bahia has entered.  I wouldn't fancy hauling that up those steep slopes - let's hope they get a ride on the uppy downy elevator thing.

Surely RS should be entering a Venture so we could see the battle of the biggies?
the same, but different...

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It seemed to me that for instance the 29er dropped 40 points, the 49er 45 points, the Cherub 60 points- and although largely to a lack of significant data- the 12foot skiff dropped 70 points. 

I wasn't aware that there was a huge amount of variation in PY from the original PY  from that being used for middle fleet boats in the sailjuice data.. 

To be honest I hope I'm wrong but it seems to have had, sadly, a detrimental effect on the number of fast boats entering...    
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I think the online entry thing is a relatively new thing (last couple of years) and the vast majority of people will just enter on the day...
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Force 5 gusting F6, NWN Wind and 8 degrees, according to Windguru - http://www.windguru.cz/int/index.php?sc=77
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sssshh - don't talk about the weather you'l jinx it
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256! thats a lot of boats

http://www.sailracer.org/results_report.asp?status=0&usr=sr&event=23417

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