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Best type of course for the Enterprise.

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Topic: Best type of course for the Enterprise.

Posted By: teamhobie
Subject: Best type of course for the Enterprise.
Date Posted: 14 Apr 12 at 9:40pm

Hello everyone. Do you race an Enterprise? If so, what type of course do you prefer, triangles, triangles with sausages, windward/leeward, trapezoid or something different altogether? Your opinions would be greatly appreciated.

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Posted By: JimC
Date Posted: 14 Apr 12 at 10:21pm

I'm increasingly of the opinion that for normal club racing at least that a wide variety of courses should be set rather than restrict things to a single type. So, thinking back to my Enterprise days (38 years ago!) I'd say all of them...

Posted By: Jon711
Date Posted: 14 Apr 12 at 11:07pm

I do not always agree with Jim, but in this case he is right...
(Ent sailor 25 years ago!)

Jon

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Posted By: bert
Date Posted: 15 Apr 12 at 11:43am

personally i think that Straight out to mars then turn left.

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Posted By: sargesail
Date Posted: 15 Apr 12 at 3:06pm

All at warp speed Bert!

Posted By: r2d2
Date Posted: 15 Apr 12 at 4:03pm

Originally posted by Jon711

I do not always agree with Jim...

Jon

isn't that mutiny?

Posted By: Medway Maniac
Date Posted: 15 Apr 12 at 6:29pm

Thinking back to my days as a wide-eyed youth crewing a novice in an Ent, I'd say:

- if it's planing weather, lots of legs about 100 degrees off the true wind to get some blasting in,

- beats to sort out the abilities

- no runs or gybes unless it's sub-planing!

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Posted By: jeffers
Date Posted: 16 Apr 12 at 9:06am

Just tell the race officer to set course and 'make it so'.....

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