Dinghy development: Something else class assocs can't wait to ban

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Something else class assocs can't wait to ban

Printed From: Yachts and Yachting Online
Category: Dinghy classes
Forum Name: Dinghy development
Forum Discription: The latest moves in the dinghy market
URL: http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=13637
Printed Date: 28 Jun 25 at 12:00pm
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Topic: Something else class assocs can't wait to ban

Posted By: iGRF
Subject: Something else class assocs can't wait to ban
Date Posted: 27 Jul 20 at 7:55pm

https://kissross.com/products/joint-support-knee-brace-men-women?_pos=1&_sid=a03d781f3&_ss=r&fbclid=IwAR0mqNi-Hj1jIQmxOKc05PnD1xs4CfnY7_b9qDQNYfiZMbMM-47Rcv3quSE" rel="nofollow - Bet these will go down a storm Not.

Saw them on facebook and wondered how effective they'd be for drop hiking, then I thought, even if they were, they'd get banned straight out of hand.

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Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 27 Jul 20 at 9:19pm

If they are for physical reasons no class association will ban them.

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Robert

Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: 27 Jul 20 at 9:36pm

Originally posted by 423zero

If they are for physical reasons no class association will ban them.

I would have thought they would to be honest. But then I’d ban hiking pants if it were up to me.

Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 27 Jul 20 at 9:42pm

Sorry, meant medical reasons, problem with using phone.

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Robert

Posted By: Noah
Date Posted: 28 Jul 20 at 7:48am

That thing appears to be providing mechanical assistance to the leg muscles and the knee joint. What next - an exoskeleton?

Quite apart from the potential damage it could to the the boat...

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Nick
D-Zero 316

Posted By: KazRob
Date Posted: 28 Jul 20 at 8:11am

Tbh it looks like it would be extremely uncomfortable to hike in.

I don't see how class associations are malignant in anyway though They are only a group of people with similar aims as in they sail the same boat, want a roughly level fleet to sail in and want to protect their investment in some way and that varies from really strict OD boats like a Laser to development classes like the Int 14.

If you want to do something else, either get involved and work to change things in the class or just form your own class.

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OK 2249
D-1 138

Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 28 Jul 20 at 8:57am

Sailing is run by mysterious men in smoke filled rooms, they don't speak much.

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Robert

Posted By: Cirrus
Date Posted: 28 Jul 20 at 11:46am

Are they still smoking ? Surely not ...

Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 28 Jul 20 at 11:58am

Big Cigar and a glass of single malt.

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Robert

Posted By: turnturtle
Date Posted: 28 Jul 20 at 12:05pm

There's a report on Russian interference in the Bosun Class Association AGM coming imminently....

Posted By: 423zero
Date Posted: 28 Jul 20 at 12:10pm

Should have said 'Big Havana Cigar and a glass of Ciroc'

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Robert

Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 28 Jul 20 at 4:35pm

Apparantly members of class associations are killing sailing as we dont want to morph the boats we sail into something totally different. And if a class association decides to alter things, it becomes a "lipstick" class.

All in all, just a crock of sh*t from someone who can't understand a sport not run by corporations.

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Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686

Posted By: Sam.Spoons
Date Posted: 28 Jul 20 at 5:06pm

Don't talk to me about corporate interference in sailing, it was pressure from the manufacturers that destroyed small volume race board builders. They lobbied the IYRU to change a 'rule' class (Div 1) into a 'manufacturer' class where only boards built by 'approved' manufacturers were allowed. This has resulted in there only being one builder of raceboards and prices have gone through the roof (€4.5k hull only anybody?). It's not as if they are any lighter either these days, my old Mistral Equipe II weighed 12kg (it actually needed 1kg of lead correctors to bring it up to min weight) the new Phantom weighs 13.5kg. The Phantom is reputed to be super fragile too, my old Equipe was tough as old boots. Bloody brilliant board.....

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Posted By: KazRob
Date Posted: 28 Jul 20 at 5:16pm

Originally posted by Sam.Spoons

.....my old Equipe was tough as old boots. Bloody brilliant board.....

I’ll second that. I still dig my Equipe out now and again and always reminded just how amazing old skool raceboards were (are)

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OK 2249
D-1 138

Posted By: zeon
Date Posted: 28 Jul 20 at 11:07pm

Originally posted by Rupert

Apparantly members of class associations are killing sailing as we dont want to morph the boats we sail into something totally different. And if a class association decides to alter things, it becomes a "lipstick" class.

All in all, just a crock of sh*t from someone who can't understand a sport not run by corporations.

Spot on , so true. Keep enjoying the sailing my friend .