Single handed cats in long distance races
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Category: Multihulls
Forum Name: Dinghy multihulls
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Topic: Single handed cats in long distance races
Posted By: sailwave
Subject: Single handed cats in long distance races
Date Posted: 20 Jul 05 at 5:30pm
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Are single-handed cats allowed in the UKCRA series LD races? If not, why exactly; given that there is no guarantee that the crew of a double-handed boat could sail it if the helm fell out. A-Class cats have won round Texel for example; so are the Dutch nuts or are we too reserved...? After all, what's the worst that could happen...
[Photo originally posted on catsailor.com] |
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Posted By: hurricane
Date Posted: 20 Jul 05 at 10:12pm
as far as i know they are allowed but u have to prove that u can right it after a capsize without help ------------- lifes to short to sail slow boats! RIP Olympic Tornado 1976-2007 |
Posted By: sailwave
Date Posted: 21 Jul 05 at 8:31am
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From the UKCRA site |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 21 Jul 05 at 10:24am
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East Coast Piers Race allows Single handers on both the Full ECPR course (I did it this year) and on the Colne Point Race. Forts Race allows at discretion of the organisers (I did the forts 2 years ago but had to retire with a ripped Kite).
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Posted By: Doctor Clifford
Date Posted: 17 Aug 05 at 5:21pm
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Four Inches in Scotland allows single handers
Loch Ness Monster Race allows single handers ------------- regards Dr. Clifford take two tablets twice daily |
Posted By: HannahJ
Date Posted: 17 Aug 05 at 5:57pm
That pic is great!
------------- MIRROR 64799 "Dolphin" The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist hopes it will change; the realist adjusts the sail |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 16 Sep 05 at 5:57pm
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I did the ECPR full course this year - it's a flippin long way on your own.... (Thanks to Aaron who helped me up the Hard at Marconi; I could hardly walk by the time I finished... ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 2:24pm
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1st singlehander nearly won line honors in 4 inches , robbed in last few hundred yards , admittedly after a bit of lucky foresight from afar ! ------------- |
Posted By: Scooby_simon
Date Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 2:55pm
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Pray tell....... ------------- Wanna learn to Ski - PM me.. |
Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 3:39pm
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Stealth sxl (single handed xtra large !) Single hander based on 18ht platform , sailed by a lardy bouy , sailed lay line through light stuff whilst others went looking for wind , lay line wind picked up and sxl crept ahead of A F18 , H5.9 and Spitfire , but as went ahead had to drop kite and these 3 slowly crept back all finished with seconds after 30 miles , rest of fleet specs on horizon . Race won by Dart 18 on Hcap though !!!
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Posted By: *GM*
Date Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 8:18pm
| And a singlehanded Dart 15 Sprint came second.... |
Posted By: catmandoo
Date Posted: 19 Sep 05 at 10:12pm
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on handicap , and a shadow did well too.
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