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boatshed 
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 Topic: Midweek Racing.Posted: 25 Oct 16 at 12:57pm |
Ah, beat me to it. Also, shopping wasn't a leisure activity and for most there was nothing to do on Wed afternoons.
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boatshed
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Posted: 25 Oct 16 at 12:54pm |
In the dim and distant past, the days of cricket in the village green, warm beer and black & white telly, England used to enjoy half day closing for high street shops, banks etc and this was usually on a Wednesday. They also closed at lunchtime and 12 noon on a Saturday if they opened at all. This delivered ample time for leisure pursuits. I think your answer lies somewhere in this bit of history.
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iGRF
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Posted: 25 Oct 16 at 9:32am |
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I've been spoilt locally over the years Tuesday night Longboard racing at Hythe, Wednesday afternoon dinghy racing on the lake at Redoubt although they screwed that about this year trying to move it later, and Thursday night Dinghies at Hythe.
Wednesday always used to be half day closing back in the days prior to 24/7 shopping so business types got the afternoon off. |
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transient
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Posted: 25 Oct 16 at 9:24am |
It breaks up the working week nicely. Wednesday is a popular evening for many pastimes including popping up the pub for a couple of pints with the lads. |
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gordon1277
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Posted: 25 Oct 16 at 8:55am |
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Lee sail Tuesday, Evenings, Stokes Bay Sail Wednesday, and I think Seafarers and Hill head are dependant upon tide, so what you wanted to achieve could be done here on the eastern end of the Solent.
For us Tuesday Nights is better attended than Saturday afternoons, we hardly ever race Sundays and we do Gybe club Saturday morning then race training and then race in the afternoon. Only problem with adding to much extra racing is finding the volunteers or pressed men to run it. Clubs need to be aware of burn out for the volunteers. |
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 24 Oct 16 at 8:45pm |
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Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in my history (currently Tuesday if I wanted to race windrufers, Wed at two reachable clubs for dinghy racing and Thursday was the midweek raceway for my own WS club a few years ago. It makes sense not to race Monday or Friday but I agree that local clubs sailing all on the same evening makes no sense.
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Chris 249
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Posted: 24 Oct 16 at 8:36pm |
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As an outsider, can I ask why so many dinghy clubs in the UK choose Wednesday night? Last time I was over there I tried to sail at as many clubs as I could, but so many of them sailed on Wednesdays that it was impossible to schedule. Wouldn't it cater for more people if clubs in the same area sailed on different evenings, or is there some particular reason for choosing Wednesday?
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423zero
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Posted: 24 Oct 16 at 5:42pm |
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Thursdays from midday all year, going into evenings during summer, their are more during afternoon than evening.
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transient
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Posted: 24 Oct 16 at 4:37pm |
yep........didn't realise it had changed that much though. As the gig-economy gets hold I guess clubs will have to be even more flexible. Sounds like a good job is being done at Carsington. |
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Wrighty
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Posted: 24 Oct 16 at 3:40pm |
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We got 16 on the last Wednesday but between 7 and 16, add school holidays in the summer the numbers go up, early retired, retired, shift workers, self employed, company owners, some can work on remote from home on broadband subject to servers on line, its a changing world now and Sunday is a working day now.
I would say university lectures as well now as half of my daughters lectures are cancelled for no reason, 9 grand for no teaching is a complete rip off. 
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