Nationals Attendances

   Phantoms, with 60 boats - great turn out. 

"BUT with only 1/3 of the fleet finishing the first race: Should they have gone out? Isn't racing in conditions that more than 1/2 the fleet don't want to sail in a great way of ensuring people don't bother to enter the next year?? "

Question makes no sense to me. What are they supposed to do, everyone is there, bin it so nobody sails? 

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Do Different Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 12 Location: North Online Status: Offline Posts: 1312	Post Options Post Reply Quote Do Different Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Nationals Attendances Posted: 09 Sep 17 at 9:33pm
	Phantoms, with 60 boats - great turn out. "BUT with only 1/3 of the fleet finishing the first race: Should they have gone out? Isn't racing in conditions that more than 1/2 the fleet don't want to sail in a great way of ensuring people don't bother to enter the next year?? " Question makes no sense to me. What are they supposed to do, everyone is there, bin it so nobody sails?

maxibuddah Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 06 Mar 09 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1760	Post Options Post Reply Quote maxibuddah Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Sep 17 at 12:03pm
	It had been gusting 40 knots before they went out. After it layed off a bit they went for it. It then piped up a bit causing a few to go in. However if you are going to wait until it's force 3 or below aren't you risking that there won't be a championships at all wasting everyone's annual leave and money? I don't think there were any grumblings at the event
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ChrisJ Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 07 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 337	Post Options Post Reply Quote ChrisJ Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 09 Sep 17 at 10:05am
	Phantoms, with 60 boats - great turn out. BUT with only 1/3 of the fleet finishing the first race: Should they have gone out? Isn't racing in conditions that more than 1/2 the fleet don't want to sail in a great way of ensuring people don't bother to enter the next year?? http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/198353/Phantom-Nationals-at-Highcliffe-day-1?source=email

423zero Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420	Post Options Post Reply Quote 423zero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Sep 17 at 10:46pm
	I was thinking along the lines of one of the larger inland clubs. Central, so Midlands area. Hotels and B&B's, yes, I would however pick somewhere with plenty of room for tents, campers etc.

iGRF Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 11 Location: Hythe Online Status: Offline Posts: 6499	Post Options Post Reply Quote iGRF Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Sep 17 at 9:51pm
	Silverstone is not cheap, we leased it once to set up a bike trade show, more money in bikes than I'd venture to suggest there is in dinghydom. Boat builders should content themselves with the 'relatively' low cost of water based venues. If I were planning a wet launch of something like a dinghy or range of them I'd go to somewhere like Willen Lake at Milton Keynes. Hotel on site to stay in, do presentations, bit of water to try the kit, cheap as chips... Edited by iGRF - 08 Sep 17 at 9:52pm
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423zero Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3420	Post Options Post Reply Quote 423zero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Sep 17 at 5:29pm
	Vauxhall leased Silverstone for about a week when they launched the Vectra, every Vauxhall owner in Britain was invited for a days sport, perhaps one of the boat builders could try something similar.

Rod Porteous Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Newbie Joined: 17 Feb 11 Online Status: Offline Posts: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rod Porteous Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Sep 17 at 5:16pm
	Tasar Nationals sept 2017 at Porthpean 30 boats see Y&Y report Tasar Nationals 2018 Hayling Island Sailing Club Tasar world championship 2019 Hayling island Sailing Club Tasar world champion ships 2017 Japan around 100 boats Class still strong

ttc546 Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Posting king Joined: 15 Apr 05 Online Status: Offline Posts: 155	Post Options Post Reply Quote ttc546 Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Sep 17 at 11:55am
	OK, sounds like its happening already. I wasnt aware, being out of sailing for a number of years until last year. Good to hear though :-)

Do Different Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 26 Jan 12 Location: North Online Status: Offline Posts: 1312	Post Options Post Reply Quote Do Different Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 08 Sep 17 at 11:27am
	As Jim says, it does happen. Sometimes driven by Classes, sometimes by Clubs and of course RS are not the only builder, Ovingtons also put on an event for their classes.

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: 08 Sep 17 at 11:13am
	Classes already share events. Sometimes two classes will find they are a congenial combination and share events regularly for several years. Particularly works if its a two hander and a single hander. Cherubs and Moths in the pre foil days when both had a similar number of competitors was an example. I particularly remember the year when our fixtures sec in the Cherubs suddenly found himself completely overwhelmed by other responsibilities, and the wonderful Colin Newman was almost fixtures secretary for both classes. Thankyou again Colin! Edited by JimC - 08 Sep 17 at 11:16am