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Originally posted by iGRF Originally posted by 2547 Originally posted by iGRF There is no equality in class racing, never will be, all the time body shapes and weights are unequal, so the main tenet of class racing is built on a lie. What garbage ... that is like saying there is no equality in the 100m as Bolt is taller than Powell ... etc ... If the equipment is all the same you have a level playing field. I wonder sometimes if you lot even realise what you're writing. If Powell were taller than Bolt maybe he'd beat him, as it is Bolt wins because he's taller & faster, how fair is that?

And if it isn't fair that the fat kid in school always loses, then we must ban competitive sport from schools. This is all beginning to sound very 1970's socialist...

When size makes more difference than talent, you might have a (small) point. At the Lightning Nationals, I was up against people lighter than me, and heavier. Oddly, I beat heavier people on the windy day, and lighter people on the light day. And was beaten by ... oh, I can't be bothered to spell out the rest, suffice to say that yes, at the extremes, bodyweight made a difference, but generally, talent seemed to be the deciding factor.


Edited by Rupert - 02 Nov 13 at 7:12pm

Damn good job those boat boffins gave us rig controls to adjust those 'inequalities' on the fly...

Originally posted by Rupert It isn't defying the odds, it is simply sailing.

True, and thoroughly good fun it is to, but getting back to the point, class sailing isn't any fairer than any other kind of sailing and should not be promoted as such in an effort to prevent new boats from gaining traction in the market place.

It could be argued that PY racing is the fairest form of racing in that it allows all competitors to select a craft best suited to their physique, level of fitness (possibly age related) and agility.