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    Posted: 13 Oct 15 at 9:02am
If your going down the keelboat route why not use the Squib. lots around locally to Burnham. Weight less of an issue.
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Originally posted by JimC

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I think what they should do is have every entrant take their own boat.

Be a very different style of event though.
Back in the 70s (and 60s I think), when there were a lot more active racing classes, there were several "one of a kind" or "two of a kind" events, which were pretty much that. Classes were invited to send one or two of their best sailors and all would race on handicap. They mostly died out in the 80s or 90s I think, Draycote Silver Salvers might have been the last. The big mass handicap events proved more popular.

Jim, did you get past the first sentence? :)
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I just competed in the US event, I think I was in the unique position that I could have done both, but Mississippi won out over Burnham. The VX Ones were a very good platform for the event, all evenly matched with supplied sails and rigs fixed. It was some of the tightest racing I have ever done, with no speed differentials between boats. It was all how you started and sailed the race.

One similarity, the winners (also convincingly) was a full time 49er team putting in lots of hours on the water!
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Originally posted by Paramedic

I think what they should do is have every entrant take their own boat.

Be a very different style of event though.
Back in the 70s (and 60s I think), when there were a lot more active racing classes, there were several "one of a kind" or "two of a kind" events, which were pretty much that. Classes were invited to send one or two of their best sailors and all would race on handicap. They mostly died out in the 80s or 90s I think, Draycote Silver Salvers might have been the last. The big mass handicap events proved more popular.
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I think what they should do is have every entrant take their own boat. There should be a draw on the first day as to which champion sails which boat. Then the event should run off PY.

It's not perfect, but would generate interest and add to the the fun factor.




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VX One like the Americans?

http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/186127/US-Sailing-Championship-of-Champions

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Life ain't fair. Whatever boat you pick will favour some more than others.
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I'd say go with the 2.4m
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Originally posted by Chris415700


Originally posted by Steve411



Singlehanders are the future! Wink

How would that work? What single hander would be equally competitive with the Topper 4.2 champion and the Phantom champion? 


Hansa/Access Liberty? Could include sailability champions then, too.
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crew with trapeze experience vs no experience 

Think it would be too much of a handicap to teams with none 

Rs vision would be a good shout, the boats are so sh*t that who ever could get it round the course the quickest should be given more than just a trophy at the end of it. it also solves a lot of weight issues because its basically a keel boat/no one sails them and they're cheap as chips  
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