2013 GJW Direct Venue of the Year
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Topic: 2013 GJW Direct Venue of the Year
Posted By: Simon Lovesey
Subject: 2013 GJW Direct Venue of the Year
Date Posted: 23 Nov 13 at 9:19am
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Voting has kicked off for the National Championship Venue of the Year Already WPNSA and Rutland are slugging it out at the top, with strong followings for Grafham, Plymouth and Tenby http://enter.sailracer.org/link.asp?id=2740.3358182" rel="nofollow - Vote Here ------------- http://www.sailracer.org" rel="nofollow - www.sailracer.org Online Sailing Results, GPS Tracking & Event Management |
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Posted By: fab100
Date Posted: 23 Nov 13 at 9:47am
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Just tried. But i only want to vote for 1, not 5, but it won't let me How many people have done 5 nationals in 2013?? Surely if you want to get to a proper appraisal of a Venue, you should get people who went there to appraise it across things like race management, facilities, socials, friendliness of the locals, value for money, locality, beer, food, facilities for non-sailors et al, then combine the relative results. Having us pick 5 random venues from a list is just nonsensical. As a sponsorship, brand association attempt, it sends the signal to me of "we don't do things properly, in fact we are cr&p." Sorry, but there it it. Please start again and do it properly as the outcome could be interesting ------------- http://clubsailor.co.uk/wp/club-sailor-from-back-to-front/" rel="nofollow - Great book for Club Sailors here |
Posted By: sargesail
Date Posted: 23 Nov 13 at 10:11am
| Agreed - and no Pwllheli which would be my top vote and surely should feature. Spulling too challenging, or a 'closed shop'? |
Posted By: Simon Lovesey
Date Posted: 23 Nov 13 at 10:31am
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We did consider allowing only one venue to be selected, but with 41 venues and average attendance of 35 boats (and the majority of Nationals are well below the average attendance), like the dinghy market, the National Championships arena is very fragmented, we felt better to allow people to select and rate their five favourite venues (doesn't mean you have had to sail there this year)
We did also consider adding more specific questions on things like race management, facilities, local attractions etc and do actually ask these things in exit surveys for some events we are involved in, but again discounted that one due to the fragmentation of the championship scene. Pwllheli now added, well spotted, any others venues who have hosted a 2013 National Championships ? ------------- http://www.sailracer.org" rel="nofollow - www.sailracer.org Online Sailing Results, GPS Tracking & Event Management |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 23 Nov 13 at 11:42am
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Whitstable
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Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 23 Nov 13 at 1:26pm
Well said Fab100 |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 23 Nov 13 at 4:23pm
Second that. I would like to vote for just one venue please, I don't think I've even sailed at 5 National Champs venues. ------------- Needs to sail more... |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 23 Nov 13 at 4:43pm
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Well, I put in my 2 from this year (Hunts, then Northampton - very close, but Hunts just had a bit more of a "family" feel to it - more like being welcomed to a friend's house) and then filled in some old favorite Firefly haunts from years gone by. Agree, doesn't really work, though - by all means have a possible 5, but why the need to do them all? ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 23 Nov 13 at 6:04pm
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Thanks Rupert! I also voted for Hunts, then spread my votes across my favourite clubs. It is a very odd system though. ------------- the same, but different... |
Posted By: RS400atC
Date Posted: 24 Nov 13 at 7:04pm
Presumably designed to make Sailracer look important? |
Posted By: davidyacht
Date Posted: 26 Nov 13 at 8:23pm
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Looe, Pevensey, Tynemouth? All great venues. |
Posted By: tgruitt
Date Posted: 27 Nov 13 at 10:54am
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Porthpean, Pentewan Sands, Largo Bay, Royal Cornwall, Restronguet SC....
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Posted By: Simon Lovesey
Date Posted: 27 Nov 13 at 11:07am
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Thanks for the suggestions, some great venues here, we have managed to verify some as hosting 2013 Nationals, but please can you confirm which 2013 Nationals to each suggestion
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Posted By: gordon1277
Date Posted: 27 Nov 13 at 11:52am
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Hi Simon
Shoreham Phantom Nationals 2013. Awesome waves, very good race management and very friendly club. See warwick pics,Phantom nationals 2013 if in any doubt about the waves. ------------- Gordon Lossc |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 27 Nov 13 at 12:20pm
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Hang on, if you've added others in since, then mine is now out of date... Restronguet was a great Nats venue for the Fireflies way back when - would have been on the list for sure! ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: L123456
Date Posted: 27 Nov 13 at 12:45pm
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Posted By: fab100
Date Posted: 27 Nov 13 at 9:47pm
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as I was saying in post 2... This is half baked at best But at least if we get 5 Cornish venues on the list I too can indulge my prejudices  Mounts Bay (Mirrors, RS200s) Porthpean (Scorpions) Newquay (Mirror) Looe (RS200) Fowey (which Mark Rushall described as providing the best lay-days) (Larks) Sorry Restronguet and Falmouth, but I've not done a Nationals with you, although several other events and yes, as listed, I've sailed nationals at all of them. Not in 2013, but apparently that does n't matter for the is 2013 survey. WTF  ------------- http://clubsailor.co.uk/wp/club-sailor-from-back-to-front/" rel="nofollow - Great book for Club Sailors here |
Posted By: rogerd
Date Posted: 14 Dec 13 at 10:37pm
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Congratulations Hunts for Inland Nats venue of the year.
Winging it and Er indoors its all due to your hard work. Well done. |
Posted By: patj
Date Posted: 16 Dec 13 at 6:33am
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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 16 Dec 13 at 9:51am
And all the others at Hunts who were involved. We are a small club and everything is done by volunteers or club members with the relevant skills so to get awarded this is really good. ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: rogerd
Date Posted: 16 Dec 13 at 2:54pm
Yes Paul you are quite right. The team spirit at Hunts is something most clubs can only aspire to. |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 16 Dec 13 at 4:09pm
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Who won the Sea Club award? Hunts really know how to put on a good weekend of sailing. I'm organizing a couple of weekends at Whitefriars this coming season, and I shall be trying my best to emulate them. What it really takes is a big team of enthusiasts, though, and that takes time and the right people to pull together. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: Er-Indoors
Date Posted: 16 Dec 13 at 5:45pm
| Caernarfon sailing club won the Sea Club. I don't know what they hosted though. |
Posted By: Er-Indoors
Date Posted: 28 Feb 14 at 10:17pm
We are being presented with a certificate at the Dinghy show tomorrow (Saturday) at 1.30pm on the main stage. Apparently I am going up to collect it. Gulp. ------------- Lightning 418 "Octarine" |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 01 Mar 14 at 9:19am
Make sure you wear your best frock then...... ------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: Er-Indoors
Date Posted: 01 Mar 14 at 9:22am
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my best hoodie ;-) ------------- Lightning 418 "Octarine" |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 01 Mar 14 at 9:48am
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Lol- well done again, you guys have a good vibe going on. ------------- |
Posted By: patj
Date Posted: 02 Mar 14 at 5:56pm
Here's some of the Hunts team with the certificate. We're all looking forward to their next cvrda open on the May 3rd/4th. Anyone with an old boat can come and join in and see what a good club this is.
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Posted By: winging it
Date Posted: 02 Mar 14 at 6:39pm
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Thanks Pat, much the same team is ready assembled for the first weekend in May. We are expecting a good turn out, especially low rider moths and home boats. On Saturday we are also hosting the de May series Merlins and the Signets! I am hoping to be getting my classic 14 out for the first time. In the meant time that photo is going on the fridge, the biscuit tin, the beer cupboard...... ------------- the same, but different... |