Dinghy development: Stars In Nassau

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Stars In Nassau

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Topic: Stars In Nassau

Posted By: rich96
Subject: Stars In Nassau
Date Posted: 06 Dec 19 at 4:16pm

Amazing venue, amazing boats, amazing sailors

The Olympics need to get all these guys who do the coverage, filming etc - way better than Rio coverage

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Posted By: ian.r.mcdonald
Date Posted: 06 Dec 19 at 4:43pm

Its wonderful " proper" racing.

Shame that most televised sailing has been turned into a playstation game in its failed attempt to get non sailors to view.

Posted By: KazRob
Date Posted: 07 Dec 19 at 8:56pm

Watching the finals tonight. The best sailors from lots of classes, old fashioned boats, light winds, but absolutely nail biting to watch and anything but a procession. There's something fundamentally wrong in equating fast 'crash and burn' racing with good, engaging telly (and Percy is in the lead on teh final leg too!)

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OK 2249
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Posted By: giraffe
Date Posted: 07 Dec 19 at 11:25pm

It was a bit like air rowing on the final leg though, I still think sailing is better when rule 42 is switched on.

Posted By: tink
Date Posted: 08 Dec 19 at 7:39am

Originally posted by KazRob

There's something fundamentally wrong in equating fast 'crash and burn' racing with good, engaging telly (and Percy is in the lead on teh final leg too!)

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Tink
https://tinkboats.com

http://proasail.blogspot.com

Posted By: tink
Date Posted: 08 Dec 19 at 7:48am

Originally posted by ian.r.mcdonald

Its wonderful " proper" racing.

Shame that most televised sailing has been turned into a playstation game in its failed attempt to get non sailors to view.

It is a balancing act, too much graphics and the sailing is lost. I am sure for the live AC you could have it small in the corner and turn bits of it off.

I doubt many if any arm chair sports junkies are now knocking on the doors of their local club.

I got into a social media debate over the Sail GP with a lady from middle America with no knowledge about sailing but she enjoyed watching the racing. I suppose if the viewing figures attract sponsors and see get to see the live feed that positive outweighs the negatives.

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Tink
https://tinkboats.com

http://proasail.blogspot.com

Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 08 Dec 19 at 10:07am

The TV guys job is to get people watching TV instead of going sailing*.

* Or whatever alternative activity/sport/pastime you participate in.

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Spice 346 "Flat Broke"
Blaze 671 "supersonic soap dish"

Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 08 Dec 19 at 1:02pm

Always liked the Stars, my wife will sit and watch them racing.

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Robert

Posted By: eric_c
Date Posted: 09 Dec 19 at 5:18pm

They look great ipwind, but the downwind rocking just looks silly.

Proper keelboats have spinnakers.

If you ever get a chance to have a go in a Dragon, Etchells, 5.5metre or similar, grab it.