Hello Rob,
I thought the Round Texel Race was last June. How does one set a race record when there is no official race? Race records are set during real races. Look at the Olympics. In real Texel races there is traffic from 500+ other boats and the wind is often less than perfect and the current is less than ideal. These are real race conditions. To sail the Texel race course with ideal wind direction and strength and ideal current with no other boat traffic sounds a little empty. Also in many kinds of vehicle racing, cars for example, a new worlds record must beat the old worlds record by some significant amount like 1% for example. This new record beat the old record by 27 seconds out of 9036 seconds which is 0.3%. Is this really significant?
I applaud the effort made by this team but it seems like a Worlds Record Race at anything needs some ground rules and guide lines. If a record is an official Round Texel Race Record, then surely it occurrs during an official Round Texel Race.
What is the record low elapsed time that has occurred during an official, real, Round Texel Race with 500 to 1000 boats on the starting line?
Good Sailing,
Bill