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davidyacht 
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 Topic: Solo NationalsPosted: 30 Aug 21 at 8:37am |
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The official notice board was by the beach master’s office, didn’t see any completed protest decision forms, but these could have been pinned underneath other notices I suppose. John, did you find any?
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Paramedic
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Posted: 30 Aug 21 at 8:44am |
It doesn't sound quite that bad, and it really does sound as though the fleet categorically got it wrong. If I was a class committee member my analysis would be based around ascertaining why. It certainly sounds as if the visual race signals were too hard to see. Maybe a RIB flying S off the leeward mark would help? You only need all the wrong circumstances to happen at the same time for a system that has worked for decades to have the wheels fall off and it sounds to me like this falls into that category.
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Posted: 30 Aug 21 at 9:50am |
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In my experience national championships are nearly always less enjoyable than they could be. Days lost to fog, storms etc, hugely long race days waiting for the wind to arrive/settle and start lines an hours sail away, trying to cram races in up front for fear of a poor forecast in the second half (or not cramming them in early on and hardly getting any racing completed), races scheduled for launching with unusually high or low tides, no time for enjoying a holiday with your family etc. I’ve had bad experiences from Hayling Island to North Berwick, Brightlingsea to Looe.
This particular event lost 2 days sailing to no wind, one race to everyone getting it wrong combined with an officious judge and had one race hugely unfair race. All pretty standard in my experience!
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davidyacht
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Posted: 30 Aug 21 at 10:18am |
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^ pretty good summary of the sailing, more than made up for by the ability to buy beer at the bar and shoot the breeze with 75 old blokes and some sailmakers in delightful surroundings for the first time in eighteen months!
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iGRF
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Posted: 30 Aug 21 at 11:04am |
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Very
 Very acccurate assessment of Nationals.. Reminds me why I ceased travelling years ago..
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Brass
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Posted: 30 Aug 21 at 11:30am |
Ordinary club noticeboards are rarely big enough to display big regatta notices and results properly, Nowhere apparent on the Mounts Bay or CA website and nothing tagged to be found on Google. Edited by Brass - 30 Aug 21 at 11:34am |
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john80
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Posted: 30 Aug 21 at 8:33pm |
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The only thing on the board was the couple of words for the outcome. I did not see any wording that would summarise how they got to their conclusion. Personally I did not care either way but then I was not winning or well placed in that race.
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Rupert
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Posted: 30 Aug 21 at 9:00pm |
I'd love to shoot this post down, but I can't. I never really enjoyed the sailing at big Nationals. The parties, yes. Small scale events I find much more fun on the water and these days better for my liver on the land. |
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Sam.Spoons
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Posted: 30 Aug 21 at 10:10pm |
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I did my first ever dinghy Nationals this June (the 2021 Blaze Nationals in Paignton), I was apprehensive beforehand but I had a thoroughly brilliant weekend...
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JimC
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Posted: 31 Aug 21 at 7:57am |
Those of us who've done many many championships are perhaps prone to forget how new and different and fun the experience was at our first few... Edited by JimC - 31 Aug 21 at 7:57am |
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