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ttc546 ![]() Posting king ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 Apr 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 155 |
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OK, sounds like its happening already. I wasnt aware, being out of sailing for a number of years until last year. Good to hear though :-)
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Rod Porteous ![]() Newbie ![]() Joined: 17 Feb 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 21 |
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Tasar Nationals sept 2017 at Porthpean 30 boats see Y&Y report
Tasar Nationals 2018 Hayling Island Sailing Club Tasar world championship 2019 Hayling island Sailing Club Tasar world champion ships 2017 Japan around 100 boats Class still strong
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423zero ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420 |
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Vauxhall leased Silverstone for about a week when they launched the Vectra, every Vauxhall owner in Britain was invited for a days sport, perhaps one of the boat builders could try something similar.
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iGRF ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6499 |
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Silverstone is not cheap, we leased it once to set up a bike trade show, more money in bikes than I'd venture to suggest there is in dinghydom.
Boat builders should content themselves with the 'relatively' low cost of water based venues. If I were planning a wet launch of something like a dinghy or range of them I'd go to somewhere like Willen Lake at Milton Keynes. Hotel on site to stay in, do presentations, bit of water to try the kit, cheap as chips... Edited by iGRF - 08 Sep 17 at 9:52pm |
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423zero ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420 |
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I was thinking along the lines of one of the larger inland clubs.
Central, so Midlands area. Hotels and B&B's, yes, I would however pick somewhere with plenty of room for tents, campers etc.
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ChrisJ ![]() Far too distracted from work ![]() Joined: 07 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 337 |
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Phantoms, with 60 boats - great turn out.
BUT with only 1/3 of the fleet finishing the first race: Should they have gone out? Isn't racing in conditions that more than 1/2 the fleet don't want to sail in a great way of ensuring people don't bother to enter the next year?? http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/198353/Phantom-Nationals-at-Highcliffe-day-1?source=email |
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maxibuddah ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Mar 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1760 |
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It had been gusting 40 knots before they went out. After it layed off a bit they went for it. It then piped up a bit causing a few to go in. However if you are going to wait until it's force 3 or below aren't you risking that there won't be a championships at all wasting everyone's annual leave and money? I don't think there were any grumblings at the event
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Everything I say is my opinion, honest
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Do Different ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 26 Jan 12 Location: North Online Status: Offline Posts: 1312 |
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Phantoms, with 60 boats - great turn out.
"BUT with only 1/3 of the fleet finishing the first race: Should they have gone out? Isn't racing in conditions that more than 1/2 the fleet don't want to sail in a great way of ensuring people don't bother to enter the next year?? " Question makes no sense to me. What are they supposed to do, everyone is there, bin it so nobody sails?
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davidyacht ![]() Really should get out more ![]() Joined: 29 Mar 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1345 |
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My most distinct recollections of any Championships are the epic races, Burton Cup Tynemouth 11 finishers out of 80 starters, with an airsea rescue helicopter on the course, or POW Poole with 11 finishers out of 60 starters. Never stopped me from doing more Championships, it is what you live for ... what puts me off doing Championships is light or no wind, most likely at a venue that does not get good sea breezes, when I do one of those I vow that I would have been better off staying at home. Though an important aspect of the Championship is a day with an AP holding the fleet on shore, great for looking at boats, listening to sailmakers set up rigs and generally catching up with old friends, so perhaps an opportunity missed.
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Happily living in the past
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sargesail ![]() Really should get out more ![]() ![]() Joined: 14 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1459 |
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It's also the curse of the modern, shorter championship. Lose a day and you've lost a 1/4 or a third of your sailing.
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