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Re: US multihull championship [Re: mini] #247657
05/02/12 08:17 AM
05/02/12 08:17 AM
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Yes, it is a pitty that the boats used different ratings, however the boys and gals on the water know what they real story is. The rest is just PR fluff.

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For the buoy racing line honours are more difficult to tell. For some races it didn't matter, but for our 333 youth team, on one race they lost 5 places because of the rating.

For the raid it is a different story.
First Falcon finished just below 2 hours (less than a minute behind Bundy) and clearly 3rd F16, beating the Nacra's and most of the Vipers were some very talented sailors where placed on. Our Swiss team finished in front of Chris&Georgina and the Cirrus Q but ended up 19th, the Cirrus 10th... So here the rating has a bigger effect.

Overall very good performance of all the Falcons there, showing weekend racers can mix it up with the pro's.

Buoy racing results: http://www.yccarnac.com/uploads/html%20r...g_definitif.htm

Long distance results: http://www.yccarnac.com/uploads/html%20resultat%20regate%20de%20freg/raid_eurocat_2012_g.htm#GRP_2

Regards,
Gill



You can see these belgian boys in the following youtube video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxft_lCDYzA

They are coached by Sebastian Godefroid and they show fine form. Note how far off Bundy they were, or rather how NOT far off they were. I guess this is the team to watch for at the next F16 Europeans / worlds


Last edited by Wouter; 05/02/12 08:25 AM.

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Re: US multihull championship [Re: Mark Schneider] #247659
05/02/12 08:41 AM
05/02/12 08:41 AM
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I was really responding to Dave Lennard. It hadn't occurred to me that bigger isn't necessarily better.

I am curious about this Raid thingey. What's that all about?


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Re: US multihull championship [Re: Mark Schneider] #247664
05/02/12 09:44 AM
05/02/12 09:44 AM
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We are trying a distance race in San Fran Bay this weekend With the San Francisco Yacht Club. Saturday racing on bouys and then a "Tour the Bay" event on Sunday. F-18 and A-cat and 18 skiffs. Kind of a short Raid.


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