No Ding, I'm not bored, I'm trying to work with what I have.

If we tested the "class" argument by reduction to absurdity, the regatta would have been canceled because no class showed up to compete.

I think class racing is the ideal, but right now it isn't the reality.

Timbo: Spinnaker, non-spinnaker, overall portsmouth. You can still break out 5 boat fleets.

We had a small fleet at Carlisle (no 5 boat fleets). I ended up with a 1st place trophy in F-16 (2 boats) while an I-20 that beat me by 40 minutes got nothing (I'm sure they corrected out ahead as well).

My point is not to replace class racing with portsmouth. Rather, when we have small, mixed fleets try to reward the best efforts, not what boat you sail.




Last edited by Tikipete; 11/20/07 11:51 AM.