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Interesting point. I think that is what gave the HT such a fast rating - a bunch of rock stars sailed it in the beginning.
NO... The rock stars did NOT make the boat fast... No more then You could make a pig fly...
The F18HT is a fast boat.... Some sailors with experience were able to PROVE this point.
Fact… You PTP were not able to sail the boat to its rating.
So you finished races in the middle of the pack or worse... That’s life..
You are saying... well... I like to compete so long as my competitors carry a monkey on their back... and I have a good chance to win...
"Enjoying your current Rating …. Experiencing some wins... while you learn the boat..."
This is more complete crap.... You can learn the boat in your one design racing circuit. Nobody will care... they will be glad that you have a great time with your boat in your class.
However, the cruel fact is that you have no integrity if you are content to race with a rating that you in fact AGREE is off.... (not to mention the fact that the rating is 7% off the ratings used in the rest of the world)
Look...Sailboat racing is a Corinthian sport…. You call fouls on yourself… You can ask the race committee to use the F18 ratings for your F16 boat.... Just like you can ask them to use the fastest F16 rating in the table for that regatta...
the playing field will be even. You will have satisfaction of playing the Portsmouth racing game with integrity.
For determining Portsmouth ratings in the future... it won't matter!...
Your elapsed time relative to the other classes won’t change.
Send in the configuration of the boat., the elapsed times of all the first in class and a windspeed independently of the RC,
NOTE… The other recent example of a rating that was RESET is the F18 class. Initially... the F18 rating was almost the SAME as a Hobie 20... Rob Jerry who was among the first sailors campaigning the Hobie Tiger… did NOT say… wow… great rating…lets keep it there…. He did everything possible to get the rating adjusted properly. [/quote]
#1: So you would say that the HT is as fast as an I20?
#2: My first thought is to say [censored] off regarding your comment about me not sailing the HT to its rating. I know that you [censored] but I sail with someone else who is a rock star on the boat. I never claimed I was sailing the boat to its max, [censored].
#3: everything else you said is exaclty our point, don't know why you are getting on our case for making our point exactly like you say. "However, the cruel fact is that you have no integrity if you are content to race with a rating that you in fact AGREE is off.... " If you were paying attention, this is what we have been saying. Learn to read and all will be well.
How did the F18 sailors "reset" their number? I believe that is what we are trying to do you [censored].
