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iiiiitick 
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 Topic: Endeavour Trophy 2015Posted: 13 Oct 15 at 7:34pm |
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laser193713
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Posted: 13 Oct 15 at 12:14pm |
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Very true!
What would happen if the Laser national champion turned up, but because he knew he wouldn't be sailing his own boat and it isn't a class event, decided to supply a replica sail....  Right, I'm off to get my BMW serviced whilst wearing a fake Rolex before this erupts again!
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kneewrecker
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Posted: 13 Oct 15 at 11:27am |
a decision not taken as quickly as if you'd drawn the Topper!!!
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laser193713
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Posted: 13 Oct 15 at 11:13am |
Firstly that would never work because the single and double handers wouldn't be able to swap without having a crew on standby or ready to be let down at the moment the draw is made for who sails what boat. Secondly if I sailed a Musto Skiff and the Topper 4.2 kid got chosen to sail my boat I would be going straight home!
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kneewrecker
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Posted: 13 Oct 15 at 11:05am |
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it's certainly not as high profile - even on the East Coast scene it got eclipsed by Ramsgate Week when I lived over that way 20 years ago now.
I had a couple of fun Burnham Weeks in my first Laser, but I'd be lying to say the sailing location was great... with limited time now, I can't ever imagine ever wanting to go back on a nostalgic trip that's for sure. There were better regatta weeks - locally and further afield.
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davidyacht
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Posted: 13 Oct 15 at 10:05am |
I also guess that the Burnham Icicle was RCYC's answer to a Champion of Champions PY Event, back in the day you had to be invited for this too ... I guess that Burnham is not quite the epicentre that it was ... don't think the Cadets go there anymore and Burnham Week is not as high profile
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Happily living in the past
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JimC
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Posted: 13 Oct 15 at 9:55am |
If the two of you are 25 stone and its being sailed in RS200s... And it may also be that the forward hand doesn't fancy a weekend's ditch crawling. |
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kneewrecker
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Posted: 13 Oct 15 at 9:47am |
there-in lies the problem - this is private invitational owned by the RCYC. The RYA, dinghy sailors league, crews union, sea scouts, ISAF, international foiling kite class and Sailing Anarchy YC have naff all to do with it. I guess they've considered PY BYOB.... I guess they rightly dismissed it as PY is total joke. I guess they've considered keelboats.... the best dragons are built nigh-on on site, but I doubt anyone would loan them out to bunch of dinghy sailors, even 'good ones'. I would imagine its aspirational to maintain double-handers, I think it would be shame to lose the teamsmanship from the contest. There aren't too many options really... RS Quest would be good one. Edited by kneewrecker - 13 Oct 15 at 9:48am |
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Jamesd
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Posted: 13 Oct 15 at 9:25am |
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may be a stupid idea, but what about keelboats?
Something like the king of cowes or the etchells invitational. SB3's? J70, Etchells? You just pile the weight on the side until you hit the limit, the topper champ can sail with 3 big guys, the Finn champ can sail with 2 etc. It would be more equalized than dinghy sailing, Fitness wouldn't be so critical etc. Plus with 3 or 4 man crew there is opportunity to take 2nd place at the nats as well or inland champions etc. Problem would be that it would probably have to leave BOC |
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JohnJack
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Posted: 13 Oct 15 at 9:16am |
So it's all about the helm in a two man boat?
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