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   I think it might make a nice change for a novelty day at a sailing club, especially if you tweak it for using a fleet of team racing boats, but as the way to run a week long international regatta designed to decide who the best in the world is? Just too much luck involved, both in terms of weather and in "taking a flyer" and hoping for the best - certainly doesn't allow consistancy to pay.

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Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Miami Posted: 30 Jan 13 at 9:12am
	I think it might make a nice change for a novelty day at a sailing club, especially if you tweak it for using a fleet of team racing boats, but as the way to run a week long international regatta designed to decide who the best in the world is? Just too much luck involved, both in terms of weather and in "taking a flyer" and hoping for the best - certainly doesn't allow consistancy to pay.
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2547 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1151	Post Options Post Reply Quote 2547 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jan 13 at 8:51am
	What a load of bollox.

JimC Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6662	Post Options Post Reply Quote JimC Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jan 13 at 8:24am
	I dunno, I've never understood that the 'oi polloi have any trouble in understanding why the football league winners don't necessarilly win the last match of the season or can have the title sewn up before they get there...

sargesail Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 14 Jan 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1459	Post Options Post Reply Quote sargesail Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jan 13 at 8:11am
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getafix Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 28 Mar 06 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2143	Post Options Post Reply Quote getafix Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jan 13 at 6:04am
	Oh why do the powers-that-be feel the need to faff about with the format and scoring of sailboat racing all the time in order to 'widen it's appeal'? Constant need to dumb everything down to the lowest possible level so the cast of TOWIE can "get it"... is this really neccessary? This system puts everything (in terms of who wins) on the conditions on-course during the final race. OK, that's going to be interesting, nay possibly exciting in some circumstances I agree. But it won't find out who the best sailor is?

Jon Emmett Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 988	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jon Emmett Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 13 at 10:04pm
	I think one final race makes the final result very weather dependent. As different people can have a significant speed advantage depending on whether it is 5 or 25 knots!!!
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MattK Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 02 Feb 05 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 221	Post Options Post Reply Quote MattK Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 13 at 9:58pm
	Totally stupid, over complicated It needs to be in line with all levels of sailing below it, and this idea would never work at club level, there is nothing wrong with a normal system They need to scrap the medal races too, Ben should have got silver and Iain and Bart gold in weymouth

andymck Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 15 Dec 06 Location: Stamford Online Status: Offline Posts: 397	Post Options Post Reply Quote andymck Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 13 at 9:55pm
	I actually like it. Not traditional, but easy for the non sailing public to understand. I am sure some traditionalists will hate it. Not for silly courses like we had at weymouth though. Also would make a much more clean final race., as long as we are not missing something on the right there. Andy
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Jon Emmett Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 988	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jon Emmett Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 13 at 9:19pm

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Jon Emmett Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 15 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 988	Post Options Post Reply Quote Jon Emmett Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jan 13 at 7:18pm
	So back to sailing, what do people think of the scoring?
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