Wish I could, but I am busy with local sailing this year so far. I hope they do enjoy a bit of "Chamber" weather. My son is using our boat in his summer sailing camp at Pensacola Yacht Club, and Michael is now the captain of his high school cheerleading team. I hope we get the J 29 in a race or two this fall.
Re: F 16 Worlds about to get rolling in Newport
[Re: catandahalf]
#273296 06/19/1403:15 PM06/19/1403:15 PM
NOR has several options for courses: W/L and America's Cup (even one day for distance race).
Anyone attending wish to share their preferences?
Mike
Holy smash-up, an A.C. course with a fleet of F16s!? (or F18s, etc.)? That would be awesome to watch but would probably result in a lot of carbon and fiberglass pieces floating in the water. Consider me intrigued at the thought.
Watching the AC45s fleet race on that course was awesome, with surprisingly little carnage. Reaching starts tend to be harder to perfect, allowing for some natural separation to occur.
Maybe they'll get drone footage...
Mike
Re: F 16 Worlds about to get rolling in Newport
[Re: brucat]
#273326 06/20/1411:50 AM06/20/1411:50 AM
Reaching starts don't work well with lots of boats.. We tried it during the America's Cup World Series, kind of by accident. All the boats got to the windward mark at the same time and the leeward mark for that matter. Scary
Re: F 16 Worlds about to get rolling in Newport
[Re: wildtsail7]
#273329 06/20/1412:33 PM06/20/1412:33 PM
Reaching starts don't work well with lots of boats.. We tried it during the America's Cup World Series, kind of by accident. All the boats got to the windward mark at the same time and the leeward mark for that matter. Scary
Scary yes... but also awesome. Those races were also about ten minutes long, so not much time to separate.
Personally, I would rather a standard start, but having a trapezoid or something with a reach would be fun.
This will be my first F16 regatta...
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Re: F 16 Worlds about to get rolling in Newport
[Re: Jeff.Dusek]
#273330 06/20/1412:41 PM06/20/1412:41 PM
Reaching starts don't work well with lots of boats.. We tried it during the America's Cup World Series, kind of by accident. All the boats got to the windward mark at the same time and the leeward mark for that matter. Scary
Scary yes... but also awesome. Those races were also about ten minutes long, so not much time to separate.
Personally, I would rather a standard start, but having a trapezoid or something with a reach would be fun.
This will be my first F16 regatta...
I'm a big fan of the trapezoid course and with big fleets it is brilliant. I also liked the smoking reach to the finish at Americas. You'd think a short reach to the finish in breeze would be a parade, oh no there be passing lanes and crew work is king! Yes, grandpa got passed, still loved it though!
"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"
Re: F 16 Worlds about to get rolling in Newport
[Re: David Ingram]
#273331 06/20/1412:45 PM06/20/1412:45 PM
Reaching starts don't work well with lots of boats.. We tried it during the America's Cup World Series, kind of by accident. All the boats got to the windward mark at the same time and the leeward mark for that matter. Scary
Scary yes... but also awesome. Those races were also about ten minutes long, so not much time to separate.
Personally, I would rather a standard start, but having a trapezoid or something with a reach would be fun.
This will be my first F16 regatta...
I'm a big fan of the trapezoid course and with big fleets it is brilliant. I also liked the smoking reach to the finish at Americas. You'd think a short reach to the finish in breeze would be a parade, oh no there be passing lanes and crew work is king! Yes, grandpa got passed, still loved it though!
Same here...you couldn't relax on that reach and if you didn't make the right kite/no kite decision, it could be costly. Andy got me once there at Americas (he seems to do that to me a lot).
Jake Kohl
Re: F 16 Worlds about to get rolling in Newport
[Re: catandahalf]
#273332 06/20/1402:36 PM06/20/1402:36 PM
The OA put it in, presumably because the class wants it. I guess time will tell...
I am a huge fan of the trapezoids, especially for multiple fleets sharing a course. I sort of talked the HCA into it for the NAs in DE a few years ago, it got mixed reviews, probably because it was so new (and requires lots of good resources).
Mike
Re: F 16 Worlds about to get rolling in Newport
[Re: brucat]
#273333 06/20/1403:05 PM06/20/1403:05 PM
The OA put it in, presumably because the class wants it. I guess time will tell...
I am a huge fan of the trapezoids, especially for multiple fleets sharing a course. I sort of talked the HCA into it for the NAs in DE a few years ago, it got mixed reviews, probably because it was so new (and requires lots of good resources).
Mike
Without a doubt the trapezoid course places additional demands on the RC team and competent support is a must to make it work. The course takes a lot or realestate but WOW what a great course for the sailors and when the breeze and seastate kicks up it is an absolute hoot for the sailors! The pucker factor kicks up a notch when the boat 3 meters above or below you eats it. That double trapped spin reach to the other side can really thin the herd. In my opinion it is a must for big fleets and Worlds type of events. It gives you an opportunity to exercise every skill you have in the toolbox. GO TRAPAZOID :-)
I'd be curious to hear negatives of the the trapzaoid course.
"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda "Excuses are the tools of the weak and incompetent" - Two sista's I overheard in the hall "You don't have to be a brain surgeon to be a complete idiot, but it helps"
Re: F 16 Worlds about to get rolling in Newport
[Re: Jeff.Dusek]
#273337 06/20/1406:48 PM06/20/1406:48 PM