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TEAM ORIGIN team positions

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Topic: TEAM ORIGIN team positions

Posted By: JimiQuik
Subject: TEAM ORIGIN team positions
Date Posted: 17 Jan 09 at 5:47pm

OK I was looking http://yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=144860 - here and noticed that Ian Percy is "Tactician" and Andrew Simpson is "Strategist" does anyone know what the difference is? Thinking about it there probably is a difference between a stratagy and a tactic but I can quite put my finger on it. Hmmmmm

Or could it just be a way of making sure one of them has the final say?

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Posted By: Jon Emmett
Date Posted: 17 Jan 09 at 6:28pm

Tactic is usually looking at boat to boat issues where as strategy is considering the big picture.

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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 17 Jan 09 at 9:53pm

Thats exactly it.
Strategist: 'We want to be on that side of the beat'
Tactician: 'We want to be tacking on top of that boat now'

Posted By: JimiQuik
Date Posted: 18 Jan 09 at 12:56pm

Cheers guys!

Posted By: Guest
Date Posted: 19 Jan 09 at 12:58pm

Originally posted by Isis

Thats exactly it.
Strategist: 'We want to be on that side of the beat'
Tactician: 'We want to be tacking on top of that boat now'

Dosn't really sound like a job for 2 people in a mtach race ... they have other roles too on & off the water I expect ... just job titles really as I expect they both comment on the short & long term issues.

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Posted By: Isis
Date Posted: 19 Jan 09 at 2:51pm

Very simplified version obviously Rick... The full conversation involves a short argument with the bow crew over whether or not its a good idea to switch to a gybe set 3 boatlengths from the windward mark and one of the trimmers complaining about prawn salad for lunch AGAIN