Dinghy Sailing Magazine disappointments

Bloody Mary was highligted in response to dinghy sailors wanting non
single-class event reports, not cat sailors!

As for whether we'll send someone to cover cat events — you'll notice
that we rarely 'send' people to cover any class regattas. Instead we need
some help from class associations and event organisers to submit Clubs
and Classes reports and keep us up to date with what's happening in their
season — the 2006 Racing Classes Review guide listed a massive 175
classes, there's no way we could keep on top of all them otherwise!

If you've got a big or anniversary event coming up, let us know — send us
an email (editorial@yachtsandyachting.com) letting us know when and
where and who to contact. Likewise, if you have some news that you think
our Multimad, Roll tacks, or other columnists should know about, let us
know and we'll pass it on. We WANT to hear from you!

What size of event do you need to have before Y&Y will give more than a cursory glance?

If we have 60+ boats at the Hurricane Europeans this summer, will Y&Y send someone to cover it or, better still, enter a boat? I know it's Northern Ireland but flights are cheap and, if it helps, I'll pick you up from the airport. Canvey is only 50/50 at the mo so you could borrow his boat. (Mark, the commute from Algeria to Canvey must be a cow-son).

Didn't catch the Hugh Styles article but I'm guessing that it went along the lines of "Crew lower than helm, trap high in medium winds and waves, low in a flat breeze. Forward upwind but move aft downwind to keep the trim. Crew and helm stand together to reduce windage." If there was more rocket science to it than that then I apologise.

To save the busy reader time in the newsagents here's the Ben Ainslie guide to hiking in full: "Lean out in the gusts."

Edited by English Dave

Originally posted by HelenF Thanks for the feedback - always good to hear. Check out the current (January 12) and next (January 26) issues. For cat sailors there's a test of the TopCat and 'Magnificent Machines' which features some radical multihulls, while if you're after multi-class dinghy events there's full reports on the Bloody Mary and Grafham Grand Prix. You might miss those bits if you just glance at it in the newsagents! Cat sailors should also check out Hugh Styles' recent trapezing tips series, with lots of cat-specific tips. Unless you think you've nothing to learn from an Olympic Tornado sailor...

 

Thing is Helen, the Bloody Mary does not allow Cats. 

I agree with Shadowman, Cat sailing is not getting the appropiate exposure IMO.  

Thanks for the feedback - always good to hear.
Check out the current (January 12) and next (January 26) issues. For cat
sailors there's a test of the TopCat and 'Magnificent Machines' which
features some radical multihulls, while if you're after multi-class dinghy
events there's full reports on the Bloody Mary and Grafham Grand Prix.
You might miss those bits if you just glance at it in the newsagents!

Cat sailors should also check out Hugh Styles' recent trapezing tips
series, with lots of cat-specific tips. Unless you think you've nothing to
learn from an Olympic Tornado sailor...

Do we think that Y&Y's coverage of the cat scene is that good anyway? They have not covered any of the big Cat Opens in a special report for ages - nothing on Forts, Piers, GW. In fact they only seem to do the manufacturer led events these days in dinghies! Jeremy Evans seems to write more and more about either the elite squad sailors and big boat sailing and has clearly decided that turning up and reporting events is beneath him. I'm beginning to wonder whether the sub is worth paying!