Endeavour Trophy 2015

Extraordinary dominance.  How can anyone be as consistent as the winner?  All random elements, shifts etc., overcome every race.

Originally posted by JimC Shows just how big the gulf is between the full time pro and the enthusiastic amateur I guess. And aren't they also the only past RS200 champions in the fleet?

I certainly remember them winning the 2012 RS200 Nationals together.

Be a bit harsh having to use champs crew when the events in a lightweights boat.

Originally posted by Daniel Holman Originally posted by kneewrecker No D-Zero entry/invite??? No idea but it may have come through the class assoc and I probs am not a member!

RCYC don't actively seek you out anymore, or at least not everyone, you just contact them, tell them you want to race, they check you are actually a national champ and then respond with confirmation. Presumably if more than 20 teams (or however many boats or, in this years case, sails they have) they go on the size of the fleet or calibre of your nat fleet, or perhaps just pick out the hat.....no idea

Though the boys are good, their weight is optimised to the small rig RS200 and the likes of NG/TP are much bigger. Interesting that Ben did not always get good starts at the Merlins and they came past us on several occasions downwind. Think weight equalisation on a small input into a boat with bigger rig would go a long way to resolving. RS200 sends out the wrong message as most are to big to sail it competitively against the likes of Ben/Toby who know how to get it moving well downwind at the optimised weight. Difficult one for Edwin as whatever is used, they need access to at least 20  - 30 competitive boats, supplier support and class support as well. RS200 is not the answer, but what is?