Slingsby Sailing World Cup
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Topic: Slingsby Sailing World Cup
Posted By: steve123497
Subject: Slingsby Sailing World Cup
Date Posted: 27 Apr 12 at 10:26am
| So Slingsby breaks his mast in the medal race, gains 22 points that he can't discard and goes from a comfortable first to an undeserved fifth. Discuss. |
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Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 27 Apr 12 at 11:04am
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Those are the rules he is sailing too so I guess it is just tough. However if the equipment was supplied by the organisers can he claim redress or is it the same risk everyone takes? ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: Lukepiewalker
Date Posted: 27 Apr 12 at 12:51pm
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Doubt it's supplied equipment at SOF. I suppose he could try to claim redress.
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Posted By: timeintheboat
Date Posted: 27 Apr 12 at 1:29pm
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What's the alternative?
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 27 Apr 12 at 1:50pm
Go back to what almost everyone else uses in sailing - the last race is the same as all the others, and can be discarded. Why should a broken mast in the last race be worse than a broken mast in any other? Under what they use now, I'd say it is tough luck. Winning with a day to spare suddenly becomes even more valuable. ------------- Firefly 2324, Puffin 229, Minisail 3446 Mirror 70686 |
Posted By: steve123497
Date Posted: 27 Apr 12 at 5:00pm
It's definitely own equipment. See boat numbers, plus I have a nephew involved, (only managed a 15th  ). It just seems to me to be unrealistic to eventually base the whole thing on one race. But, I suppose that's the rules they all play by.
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Posted By: Oli
Date Posted: 27 Apr 12 at 5:02pm
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although i dont entirely agree with these modern day winner takes all final races isaf and the americas cup have adopted of late (they do have their quirks), at the end of the day everyone is sailing to the same rule and if its a freak breakage then its unlucky and hey ho on you go, if its through neglect (rather unlikely in this case) then tough you should of looked after it. ------------- https://skiff-media.teemill.com/" rel="nofollow - T-SHIRTS https://www.photo4me.com/profile/23908/" rel="nofollow - PRINTS |
Posted By: Contender443
Date Posted: 27 Apr 12 at 5:18pm
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It's a bit like one false start and you are out in athletics. Not fair on the athletes as they cannot make one mistake. All because TV demands it.
Most of us don't like it and would be quite happy to go back to the good ol' days. ------------- Bonnie Lass Contender 1764 |
Posted By: bustinben
Date Posted: 28 Apr 12 at 10:42pm
The medal race can't be discarded. Also, he would have started the regatta with a brand new mast (probably), and you're not allowed to change masts once you've measured in. He should sue the mast supplier (laser) for consequential losses ;)
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Posted By: Rupert
Date Posted: 29 Apr 12 at 7:05pm
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I was describing the alternative, Ben. Which is remarkably like what the rest of use use all the time...
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