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Possibly 10-15th.

Originally posted by Loyboy Possibly 10-15th.

Late to the party on this one and you'll have to forgive me for maybe not reading everything that's written so I'll bullet point my comments.

I naturally have a suspicion of all things commercial so am immediately reticent, would this require proprietary software from a monopoly supplier, I assume so.

Would all craft require tracking nodes?

Would all craft, (even us dead classes)get in on the act or would as at present we have to have competed in the SJ series for any consideration?

I can see the benefit of live tracking in major events and I don't doubt the data that 'they' have amassed is relevant, but I can't see it being any help whatsoever in dealing with the puddle banditerati that plague some of our lives.

Nor does it address the human skill factor in the way I'd like to be judged and the answer to another question that has plagued me. Which is worse, an ageing boat or an ageing helm? Can a young helm in an old boat beat an old helm in a new boat, assuming they both 'know their stuff'.

The holy grail being a solution that makes the actual craft irrelevant to a competition, so we could all line up in boats that suit our body dimensions and capability and still have a half decent chance of line honours should we start on time, go the right way, bang every shift, use every tidal advantage and not drop a tack or gybe.

I don't think that system gets us any nearer, but it would be churlish not to applaude the effort, and I do tend to agree with dougal that to do nothing would be wrong. Something new wouldn't necessarily force the old system out, something new could be used in parallel. Something new might bring a sense of stability, personally I think the rapid changes of late have damaged things far more than the moribund ways of old.

Then again it could also be argued that this outfit are partially responsible for screwing things up anyway, so should their reward be to fix it?

Edited by iGRF - 31 Dec 17 at 11:36am

That's my feeling but I do come from the generation who venerated sportsmanship over the 'win at all cost' attitude that seems to pervade 'sport' these days 

I have always attributed decline in sportsmanship to 'John Mcenroe' I can remember my mother being appalled at his behaviour and the fact he got away with it, and was well payed.