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Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy Smyth #74199
05/04/06 04:10 PM
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Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy Smyth [Re: pitchpoledave] #74200
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WOW!!!! What a poll! Now lets see, as 99% of us that don't know either one personally it would come down to a guess at best. Have they ever raced one another? If they did was it on identical boats? If not you need to add another selection... TIE!

That is almost like your spouse saying "Does this make me look fat?" Be careful how you answer...

Clayton

P.S. Can we have a write in.

Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy S [Re: Clayton] #74201
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You're only as good as your last regatta so today it's Smyth, tomorrow who knows.

Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy Smyth [Re: Clayton] #74202
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Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy Smyth [Re: pitchpoledave] #74203
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(First: I didn't see it) but have any of you even heard the tale of Smyth coming in during the Worrell 1000 with a jammed daggerboard? Board won't come up, he comes screaming through the surf flying a hull, slides up through the finish line on the dry beach still on the wire with the hull and daggerboard clear in the air, working the main as the boat comes to a stand still and the ground crew grabs the lifted hull and unjams the board from below.

Granted, I've heard this through a friend of a friend of a friend who's sister saw it...but still.


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did you and carl try that maneuver last year jake?

Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy S [Re: MauganN20] #74205
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did you and carl try that maneuver last year jake?


There wasn't enough wind.


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Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy S [Re: Jake] #74206
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This thread is pointless. Both are great racers/sailors!!

Bob


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Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy S [Re: Jake] #74207
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I have seen that manoeuvre done twice over the years but not because of a rudder jammed but in both cases one daggerboard was stuck. The only difference was that when the crew hopped off they grabbed the windward hull and supported it in the air and the skipper jumped off and freed the board from under the hull.

Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy S [Re: Darryl_Barrett] #74208
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A better question is "how long is the piece of string"? Or the philosophical outlook, "It doesn't matter who you are, or where you go, or how long it takes you to get there, when you arrive, there you are".

Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy S [Re: Darryl_Barrett] #74209
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The better one buys you a beer

Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy S [Re: Bob_Curry] #74210
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Its an opinion poll...duh. Thanks for your opinion.

Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy Smyth [Re: pitchpoledave] #74211
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To me, there is no question at all as to which is the better racer.

But in a poll like this, the results are more likely to split across international lines -- more like root for the home boy, rather than being based upon specific performance records, whether against each other or independently of each other.

In other words, the results of the poll are more subjective than objective and probably not based upon history and facts.

This poll is more like voting for American Idol -- who do I think sang best tonight -- or who do I LIKE best even if they did not sing well tonight?

Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy Smyth [Re: Mary] #74212
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Uhhh, I vote for Mary!!!! Is there a write in slot?

Clayton

P.S. My wife always said I was a suck up!

Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy Smyth [Re: Mary] #74213
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Folks,
Back in 1986 I was involved in running the Australian A class National Titles.
In one race an A class came flying into the start line on the committe boat end. There was a gap at the windard end between the fleet and committe boat. Just before he made the line the gap closed. This guy came in off the wire and flew in off th wire under the boom and threw all his weight on it backwinding the main. At the same time yelling at us "Don't Touch my Boat". He put each hull of his A class either side of the committe boat. His boat stopped, backed up and got a start at the windward end just behind the first boat over at that end.
Not a bad start considering.
It may not sound like much but it was very impressive to see.
The sailor was Jay Booth. Mitch Booths dad.
Where does the talent come from.

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Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy Smyth [Re: phill] #74214
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A move like that takes lots of practice and big balls!

But since Randy doesn't race F18's and rarely any small cats anymore, (He did just win the Corsair Nationals a couple weeks ago) and since Mitch races alot of F18's and smaller cats, the Formula 40 is the only place we will see them go head to head, what is the score there?

Did they race Tornado's against each other in the 1988 Olympics?

Oh yeah, and Smyth has an America's Cup win to his credit, along with that little round the world "Race" thingy, he did back in 2001. I think he has moved on to racing bigger boats and building sails.

I'm sure they are both great guys and the rest of us could learn alot from them, too bad they are litteraly a world apart.

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Did they race Tornado's against each other in the 1988 Olympics?


That was in 1992
All the old results are here

Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy S [Re: rhodysail] #74216
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Looks like Randy beat him there too. Thanks Bob.


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And which one is the Sailing Hall of Fame?

Re: Who is the better racer Mitch Booth or Randy S [Re: jdaf31r] #74218
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It's a bit like asking "who is the best "small boat" sailer ever, Paul Elvstom or any other cat sailer who ever completed any race, any where, any time?" (check them records Bubba) His skill and ability to compete equally well and win (at the very highest level) from one class to another, and from multihull to mono hull and back, has put most every one else to shame.


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