How to get into match racing?
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Forum Name: Match Racing
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Topic: How to get into match racing?
Posted By: doeywizard
Subject: How to get into match racing?
Date Posted: 22 Nov 11 at 5:33pm
| I thought that this looked a lonely forum so I ask how do people get in to match racing at a youth level? |
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Posted By: Quagers
Date Posted: 22 Nov 11 at 5:51pm
| I got into it at university, some clubs such as Royal Thames and Royal Southern have MR development programs I think but it is very very limited. |
Posted By: Don Novello
Date Posted: 21 Sep 12 at 1:54am
| It's not easy, my parents did it so I had access but it's not easy cold turky. Also depends on where u live, etc... |
Posted By: lewis brown 29er
Date Posted: 10 Feb 13 at 7:56pm
i know of a few courses at lymington town on match racing and a few really experienced guys if you want to get involved
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Posted By: laser4000
Date Posted: 17 Feb 14 at 9:59pm
Rubbish - it's super easy.
You'll be amazed about what you learn about boat handling, manoeuvring in a very short space of time. Rules disputes - remember / jot down in a notepad and go through them afterwards with the call book and you should be able to nail some/most of them down For a year at uni - a mate and I was always 'first to the lake' on a wednesday and we'd go out with our crews and spend 20/30 minutes doing the above. Funnily enough when we got onto the team practice later, we'd always be the sharpest for the next 30 mins or so...
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Posted By: iGRF
Date Posted: 17 Feb 14 at 10:16pm
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Agreed, on occasion we do it to train teams of newcomers, two boats, four teams, they rotate, alternately racing, running start sequence and the race and rescue boat training, great fun. ------------- 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: Presuming Ed
Date Posted: 18 Feb 14 at 10:59am
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Sign up for the RYA match racing facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/groups/356553504445646/?fref=ts There may still be spaces at the last winter match race in Portland, a weekend specifically aimed at less experienced match racers. http://www.rya.org.uk/racing/jm2matchteam/matchracing/Pages/WinterMatchRacing.aspx Download the call book from the ISAF website http://www.sailing.org/documents/caseandcall/call_book_match.php NorthU have some resources. http://www.northu.northsails.com/OntheWater/MatchRacing/MatchRacingPlaybook/tabid/26733/language/en-US/Default.aspx |
Posted By: tink
Date Posted: 03 Aug 19 at 6:13pm
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For juniors West Kirby run a brilliant random pairs team racing each year, only for Optimists but each helm gets 20 or more races in the day ------------- Tink https://tinkboats.com http://proasail.blogspot.com |
Posted By: marwen
Date Posted: 04 Jun 20 at 6:34am
| Exactly Your saying the truth! |
Posted By: marwen
Date Posted: 06 Jun 20 at 9:59am
Its an active forum! Congratulations !
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Posted By: whitsundays
Date Posted: 23 Oct 20 at 1:01pm
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First you should have experience to get into sailing. If you have not then learn basic or take a course. Then start attending boat shows. You will definitely get a chance into match racing. ------------- Whitsundays Yacht Charters |