Is Racing Allowed?

Originally posted by 423zero Welcome Windermere, trying to work out your post? Gone over my head

Think you will find it is a reference to the recently reported actions of Dominic Cummings....

The risk is fleeting, but I can think of many times during a race that 2 sailors will be less than 2m from each other. Helms and crews of different boats up wind and at marks, a boat running past boats coming up wind, boats rafting up in light winds and tide when failing to round a mark.

But the risks are tiny compared to the contact I'm already seeing onshore as people rig, launch and chat. Set a start time and you'll see that multiply massively as people all want to be launching at once.

Why not see how the current level of activity affects things before pushing for more? Use the time to self coach, run small group sessions where it is easy to know who you come into contact with and not to stretch the facilities? You never know, you might just be a faster sailor when racing proper starts again.

Here's my two pennorth.... not much to add to the stuff which I've read so far, but I like racing, but not at the mo thanks. We can't physically do it & maintain a healthy distance in the race box or safety boat - or changing room & keep things as "sterile" as we should. Our club have postponed all club activities till further notice. I'm now allowed on the water by the Govt which is great & I'll leisure sail with a pal or two when able. That'll do my mental & physical health good for now... Lets not rush too quickly back to how it was before & risk & second wave of this bugger!    

Originally posted by H2 We can launch 10 boats simultaneously at our club and be more than 2m apart. I accept that our club is unusual in this regard. We could launch 30 boats within a five minute window and not affect the need to distance. The risk of being closer than 2m on the water is WAY less than the risk I face facing people when I go running and regularly now have few options but to be well within 2m as I pass. As for social distancing whilst getting ready and after sailing, well I have not seen any issue here at our club - perhaps we are just a very anti-social bunch?

Thinking about your club, yes, you have very few bottlenecks. Keep the buildings shut, accept self rescue and persuade the committee to do the risk assessments and then go race.

Do clubs have policies for informing members if someone recently at the club displays symptoms?