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JimC
Really should get out more Joined: 17 May 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 6649 |
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Topic: Requesting Redress Posted: 11 Jul 17 at 9:41am |
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Given the wind variation on a typical British inland summer's day, if we expected the RO to deliver unbiased lines for the whole of an typical club multi-start sequence, the AP would be worn out in weeks and scarcely a race would get away. You have to tailor things to your own fleet's expectations, but endless line resets and APs rarely go down well. I venture to suggest one of the worst of RC vices, in our conditions, is to submit the fleet to endless restarts. Its one of the reasons why everyone should take a turn on the committee boat. Fewer people are liable to demand an unachievable perfection if they know it will be demanded of them next week... |
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jul 17 at 9:59am | ||
Rupert,
Didn't notice competitor who race was about was still on bank. |
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jeffers
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jul 17 at 10:14am | ||
Is that really a reason to recall? I know a fair few clubs are a bit lax on the must be afloat before the prep rule (especially when the start line is seconds from the bank) but it is still down to them to make sure they are there.
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Paul
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jeffers
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jul 17 at 10:18am | ||
Of course, we have lost a fair few RO volunteers though through criticism levelled at them by people in the race (even though said critics were doing the same things on their duties over the years). On the whole it works OK and offering assistance with things like course setting and the like is usually well received and pre-empts many problems.
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Paul
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423zero
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Post Options Quote Reply Posted: 11 Jul 17 at 1:02pm | ||
Jeffers,
He was guest racer, he hadn't even launched. |
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