Rules at Windward Mark - Video

Originally posted by asterix well their comment on youtube beneath the vid "This is Tiggs, the tactician on Rainmaker at the Scottish Series 2010 in Tarbert. He is carefully explaining the rules at the windward mark to one of our opposition. Unfortunately the other boat had to duck several competitors. Shame!!" makes it seem like they were happy with their use of the rules"

There should be a sanction against boats posting snide and unsporting commentary about competitors.

The other boat most likely is identifiable. They may be experienced sailors who wisely have ducked out of a confrontation with a nutter; they may be improvers who should be encouraged, not mocked. Either way, they are entitled to respect.

You should be able to go sailing without some nonce posting a video purporting to show how great he is and how he taught you a lesson.

I definitely agree that there should be a reluctance to create new rules. But posting a video in that spirit is unsporting. 

Originally posted by Wobble But posting a video in that spirit is unsporting.

Bearing in mind what they've made themselves look like by posting it then I suggest any further sanction would be a work of supererogation:-)

Originally posted by Brass Are you training to be a management consultant?

Touché!
More of a theologian's word than a management consultant's really though: the concept is a little bit subtle for modern business speak... I felt I had to use it though: I think its a great word and I saw a news article suggesting that it was going to be dropped from the dictionary due to lack of use.

Edited by JimC - 22 Aug 11 at 7:24am

I see there is a 1/2 page picture of Rainmaker on the Contents page of this months mag.