| numbers for barmera/lake bonney?? #118538 09/27/07 02:20 AM 09/27/07 02:20 AM |
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Posts: 142 3 weeks Newman WA 1 week Robe ... | hi guys! excuse my ignorance, i have just returned from 3 week stint underground at roxby downs this afternoon and wondering if barmera opening weekend is still on, as we were averaging 40-60 knots everyday at roxby for the last week. i have every intention on going just dont want to have to pick the tent up from loxton the next morning!!! if you know what i mean!
Brian Partridge STINGRAY 580 "Fantasia" A Class 585 "FHARKEN A"
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#118539 09/27/07 11:32 PM 09/27/07 11:32 PM |
Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 26 Barmera SA Steve_T
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Posts: 26 Barmera SA | Yes Brian, it's all go for our opening regatta. Whilst today is gusting to well over 40 knts, it will calm down very quickly tonight. Forecast is for mainly moderate winds tomorrow (which for up here will probably mean 12-17knts), and probably a little less for Sunday.
See you up here! Just Do It 1732
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Posts: 135 Bendigo, Victoria, Australia | Darryn,
Why did you have to fix your boat? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
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#118542 09/30/07 06:08 PM 09/30/07 06:08 PM |
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Posts: 142 3 weeks Newman WA 1 week Robe ... | hi team! just got back from barmera. what a top weekend!!!!! flat water and 15 to 20 knots all day everyday. congrats to LBYC for running a floorless regatta, even though numbers were lacking from previous years. well done to darryn who showed blistering speed all weekend, in fact so much speed that he copped an OCS for race two and allowed me to pull my first fastest time on hagar. you beauty!!!!!
Brian Partridge STINGRAY 580 "Fantasia" A Class 585 "FHARKEN A"
YOU CAN'T POLISH A TURD BUT YOU CAN ROLL IT IN GLITTER!!!!!
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#118543 09/30/07 09:39 PM 09/30/07 09:39 PM |
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Posts: 556 Somers, Westernport Bay, Victo... | Brian,
Sounds like perfect conditions. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Is there a link to the results ? Who was there ? Is there a report of the weekend ? Any photos ?
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Peter
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#118544 10/01/07 01:15 AM 10/01/07 01:15 AM |
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Posts: 502 Port Noarlunga, SA, Australia | Darryn,
Why did you have to fix your boat? <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" /> I hit a rock at the ramp on Monday, the repair still required sanding. Very good conditions at Barmera, lots of wind, flat water and good courses designed to maximise the fun factor<img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> Darryn 1782 | | | Re: numbers for barmera/lake bonney??
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#118545 10/01/07 04:53 AM 10/01/07 04:53 AM |
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Posts: 142 3 weeks Newman WA 1 week Robe ... | hi peter, will need peter dunk or maybe andrew delaine to post results as i had to bail early before presentations. from memory there was peter dunk sailing mkII, mk1 fleet was darryn kopp ( bullet) mark pfenning ( nebachanazzar sorry about the spelling mark) beau delaine ( eniscrewildo) myself ( hagar) steve t ( just do it) screwballs, infected,.... i think thats it? a couple of pt's
Brian Partridge STINGRAY 580 "Fantasia" A Class 585 "FHARKEN A"
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Posts: 556 Somers, Westernport Bay, Victo... | Steve,
Thanks for the link. Some great photos <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
It's given me my fix for the week. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Regards,
Peter
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Posts: 26 Barmera SA | Rob....It's only temporary. Beau pulled his boat apart to give it a bit of a tidy up. As so often happens, other things rose in importance, and time ended up the winner! Just Do It 1732
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#118550 10/02/07 04:26 AM 10/02/07 04:26 AM |
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Posts: 142 3 weeks Newman WA 1 week Robe ... | its possible that the future father in law's influence of needing someone to show off the boat to prospective buyers had something to do with it. while he sails a damn uni-maran! persecute the heretic! destroy the non-believer!!........... sorry, too much monty python in my youth.
Brian Partridge STINGRAY 580 "Fantasia" A Class 585 "FHARKEN A"
YOU CAN'T POLISH A TURD BUT YOU CAN ROLL IT IN GLITTER!!!!!
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Posts: 26 Barmera SA | Consistency rulez up here, Tim!! Seriously, tho - it was a yardstick event, with no-drops on results. Just Do It 1732
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#118554 10/12/07 11:42 PM 10/12/07 11:42 PM |
Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 943 East Gippsland, Australia Tim_Mozzie
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Posts: 943 East Gippsland, Australia | So why no drops? What's the thinking?
Was it in the sailing instructions? It has to be otherwise one drop is the rule (blue-book).
Tim Shepperd Mosquito 1775 Karma Cat
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Posts: 26 Barmera SA | Hi Tim
There appears some surprise that our opening regatta was run as a no-drop series. Surely we are not the only club in Oz to have held a no-drop short series regatta event?
It was interesting to read in Australian Sailing (Aug 2007) the Etchells holding their winter nationals as a no-drop event. I wonder if one of the Mozzie Assoc's might be game enough to entertain such an idea for their states sometime in the near future?
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Posts: 943 East Gippsland, Australia | No you're not the only club but I have to ask, why did you do it? I think there is a problem in Aus at the moment because it's become "the fashion" to have no drops, and clubs are just going ahead and doing their results this way. But if you score according to the blue book there is one drop allowed (A2). If there are to be no drops then this has to be stated in the Sailing Instructions (and probably ought to be mentioned in the NoR as well). I went to two regattas last season that did a no-drop result but didn't put it in the sailing instructions. Did LBYC? Should the prizes be redistributed? As for doing it at the titles I can't see any justification why we would. Looking back over the results of past regattas, it seems to me that if there had been no drop then it just makes the result arbitrary. For instance at your opening regatta it looks to me like Darryn was clearly the best performer there - so why didn't he win? Many previous Mosquito Titles would have had a different winner if there had been no drops and in every case I've seen it would not have been the best performing boat. The Etchells ran with no drops because they were getting too aggressive on the course. I don't think we have that problem in the Mosquitoes - I can't speak for Lake Bonney of course In a series of races it's not unusual for someone to suffer either a worse result or no result at all because of some event that wasn't their fault. If you go the no-drops route then every disadvantage suffered by anyone on the course has to then become the subject of a protest for redress - with the inevitable subjective and arbitrary result. I prefer there to be drop(s) so that everyone can just get on with sailing the regatta and put any misfortunes behind them. Lets sail - not litigate!
Tim Shepperd Mosquito 1775 Karma Cat
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