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   I actually like pursuit races, I have done them as the slowest boat when it is fun seeing if you can hold the fast boats off and also as the fastest boat when the thrill of the chase is also fun. That said I wouldnt want to do them every week but they do make a nice change.

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GybeFunny Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Far too distracted from work Joined: 27 Oct 09 Online Status: Offline Posts: 403	Post Options Post Reply Quote GybeFunny Report Post Quote Reply Topic: RS800 Video Library Posted: 14 May 19 at 11:26am
	I actually like pursuit races, I have done them as the slowest boat when it is fun seeing if you can hold the fast boats off and also as the fastest boat when the thrill of the chase is also fun. That said I wouldnt want to do them every week but they do make a nice change.

Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3398	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 19 at 12:02pm
	Yup me too, I enjoy pursuit racing and handicap racing, nice to have a mix. I don't have the opportunity to class race locally in the Blaze though. Nice that there are a couple of others at L&LSC and maybe another in the pipeline so maybe one day.
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craiggo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1810	Post Options Post Reply Quote craiggo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 19 at 7:21pm
	I love pursuit races and always have. They are relatively easy for a novice race team to run. They keep your attention to the very end, unless you are doing really badly. No packed start line. Add in the potential for personal adjustments if you have a pursuit series and you can have a great series.
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423zero Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3406	Post Options Post Reply Quote 423zero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 19 at 7:29pm
	The majority of our trainee members would not be able to run a pursuit race without back up, (back up would in reality be running race), the staggered start, then keeping track of entrants positions.

Rupert Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 11 Aug 04 Location: Whitefriars sc Online Status: Offline Posts: 8956	Post Options Post Reply Quote Rupert Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 19 at 8:34pm
	Not rocket science, really? A well written set of instructions and a crib sheet of start times and it could be done by a 10 year old. I know this, as it is the age rupertson started running them.
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Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3398	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 19 at 8:41pm
	Our 'race team' (usually WaGs) have no trouble running pursuit races, they get a spreadsheet with the start times and just log the boats across the line. The finish is down to the sailors themselves but, as it's low key, it's never troublesome.
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423zero Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 08 Jan 15 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 3406	Post Options Post Reply Quote 423zero Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 19 at 8:53pm
	We don't have a finish line as such, race run to the Hour, who ever is in front is winner, no times taken or second third place etc.

Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3398	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 May 19 at 9:03pm
	Yup that's how we finish, it may be tricky for any boats on a beat when the gun goes (or running assymetrics if you do W/L courses) but we manage.
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craiggo Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 01 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 1810	Post Options Post Reply Quote craiggo Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 19 at 11:27am
	No finish line for us. 90 mins after the first start there is a finishing sound signal. Safety boat loosely tracks the leader for the last 10 mins and quickly whizzes back through the fleet and radios positions to the race officer. Any confusion or mixups sorted in the bar afterwards.
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Sam.Spoons Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 Mar 12 Location: Manchester UK Online Status: Offline Posts: 3398	Post Options Post Reply Quote Sam.Spoons Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 May 19 at 12:04pm
	Yes that's how we do it. Sometimes hard to tell if two boats are on opposite sides of the beat though but, usually, easily resolved in the bar
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