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Sam.Spoons 
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 Topic: That Extra 2-3%Posted: 14 Feb 17 at 11:55am |
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Fair comment :) I'd still say that disastrous starts happen even to the best and if you're last in a championship fleet it might still be worth taking a flier 'cos you're not going to win by sailing up the middle. If your bad start landed you 10th out of 50 the conservative/relentless approach is undoubtedly correct.
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ifoxwell
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Posted: 14 Feb 17 at 1:04pm |
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I would suggest that its different every time you go out.
If your sailing on a small inland venue then boat handling and coordination are key. If your in a big one design fleet then tactics could be the thing that makes the difference Alternatively if your out at sea with minimal tide and constant wind then boatspeed is everything Ian |
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iGRF
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Posted: 14 Feb 17 at 1:21pm |
Spot on. |
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 14 Feb 17 at 1:29pm |
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And the guys that regularly big events are the ones who get all those things right every time they go out.
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Posted: 14 Feb 17 at 1:37pm |
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"... who get all those things right every time they go out. "
...but do they? I think over the course of a race they get more things right than those racing against them. Same in any race, club level, olympic level. But all things every time? Not even sure they'd admit to that!
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 14 Feb 17 at 2:42pm |
 Of course.......
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Mike Holt
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Posted: 14 Feb 17 at 9:23pm |
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I have been that sailor who bangs a corner and takes flyers. Being the better prepared and better practiced sailor who plays the percentages is far more effective!
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fab100
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Posted: 14 Feb 17 at 11:17pm |
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Rupert
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Posted: 15 Feb 17 at 7:47am |
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Seeing the %. Maybe that is the difference, right there.
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 15 Feb 17 at 10:11am |
so what we're actually saying is "to get that extra 2-3% all we have to do is do everything 2-3% better"  |
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