Hi David
There was nothing personal in my post....so hope you did not take it that way.
Not at all. I'm just enjoying the opportunity to discuss the no-drop idea. I feel very strongly that a lot of clubs are just following a popular trend without really thinking through the consequences, and as a result the overall placings are less meaningful.
Actually I wouldn't mind the bike racing system. It would work just as well and there is then no need for drops. You can still have the case where the winner doesn't have the sail the last race though. I wonder why sailing always uses a low-points system - tradition?
The Etchells had no drops but the Australian Sailing article said it was to reduce the aggressive sailing that they obviously had a problem with. I wouldn't want to have to pay the repair bill after an Etchells prang!
I think the Olympic events are doing no-drops now - presumably to try and add a bit of drama to an event that the world ignores (well the media ignore it at least - that's another topic in itself).
