thanks
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Forum Name: Racing Rules
Forum Discription: Discuss the rules and your interpretations here
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Topic: thanks
Posted By: gordon
Subject: thanks
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 7:28am
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To all the regulars on this rules forum I would like to say thank you. Over the past few years I have contributed to the discussion here, and it has been invaluable experience in talking and arguing about the rules. I recently received confirmation of my appoitment as an international judge. The time spent on this forum played an important role in developing the skills required. Looking forward to many more years on Y&Y forum ------------- Gordon |
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 9:22am
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Well done! I shall post a rule query in a moment, which happened a couple of weeks ago. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 9:38am
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Well done Gordon, your posts here are invaluable as are those of Brass, you are both the resident rules experts and usually even agree....
------------- Paul ---------------------- D-Zero GBR 74 |
Posted By: alstorer
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 10:06am
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Congratulations! ------------- -_ Al |
Posted By: yellowwelly
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 10:10am
no, I think it us who should thank you. Without others stepping up to the mark to administer and provide infrastructure to the sport, there would be no sport. So thank you, and congratulations 
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 10:52am
Well, sometimes they agree! Having people on here with great experience of the "other side" of the rules, is certainly an enormous help to all of us, even if sometimes I'm left scratching my head at the complexity, and especially at the bits were the rules don't quite fit with reality! ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: gordon
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 11:14am
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Judges never disagree - they do however, on occaision, struggle to arrive at a common interpretation of the rules!
------------- Gordon |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 11:22am
I'd also like to echo this sentiment, can't say I've had much to say on the rules front but I've read most of the discussions avidly, lets face it if you don't know them, there's no way in which you'll ever know how to 'bend' them eh? 
But in all seriousness, well done on the appointment Gordon and thank you. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: Brass
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 11:37am
| Warmest congratulations |
Posted By: gordon
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 11:43am
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iGRF - pure team racing sentiments! Fleet racers use the rules to keep out of trouble Team racers use the rules to create trouble for the other team. Gordon ------------- Gordon |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 11:58am
Of course, what other reason?
Eric Twiname class of '79 me, and a very successful team racing nationals in 1980.. Really good fun, shame it was lost to windsurfing in all of the planing only madness. ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 2:08pm
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I'd never heard of windsurfing team racing. Now you've said it, it makes perfect sense.
------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 3:00pm
There were other 'team' games for the Original Windsurfer Class, buoy ball being another, played with those space hopper things, which you had to pick up and try and sail it into the other teams goal, soccer style. It was team racing though that helped develop Windsurfers rule knowledge, ------------- https://www.corekite.co.uk/snow-accessories-11-c.asp" rel="nofollow - Snow Equipment Deals https://www.corekite.co.uk" rel="nofollow - New Core Kite website |
Posted By: Andymac
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 6:52pm
+1
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Posted By: Mark Jardine
Date Posted: 25 Nov 13 at 7:21pm
I wholeheartedly agree with Jeffers. Having the rules knowledge of Gordon and Brass on this forum has been hugely beneficial. Congratulations on the appointment Gordon!  |
Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 26 Nov 13 at 5:49pm
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well done Gordon.
------------- Ex-Finn GBR533 "Pie Hard" Ex-National 12 3253 "Seawitch" Ex-National 12 2961 "Curved Air" Ex-Mirror 59096 "Voodoo Chile" |