Posted By: sail7seas
Sail & ride - 01/16/03 04:37 PM
The following two ideas might improve the sailing community's cardio:
1. Subsitution of throw out score.
Your throwout score could be substituted with
an OPTIONAL cycling Time Trail finish.
The TT does not have to marathon, say 5 to 20 minutes.
It could be done in mornings or evenings.
(use modified Texel system for rating?)
note: if you TT poorly, you have something to work on.
2. Biathalons.
sailing and cycling (or mountain biking).
side note: don't they sail and ski in one regatta in Tahoe, CA?
For those sailors over 40 or 50, you know the importance of maintaining
your cardio... etc. If you cannot ride a bike should you be on a cat?
Obviously, some regatta site's would better suited for this than others.
Cycling is better than running because it is easier on the joints, for the
running impaired. Cycling is a lot more fun than running. (obviously bias)
Cheers,
Chris
1. Subsitution of throw out score.
Your throwout score could be substituted with
an OPTIONAL cycling Time Trail finish.
The TT does not have to marathon, say 5 to 20 minutes.
It could be done in mornings or evenings.
(use modified Texel system for rating?)
note: if you TT poorly, you have something to work on.
2. Biathalons.
sailing and cycling (or mountain biking).
side note: don't they sail and ski in one regatta in Tahoe, CA?
For those sailors over 40 or 50, you know the importance of maintaining
your cardio... etc. If you cannot ride a bike should you be on a cat?
Obviously, some regatta site's would better suited for this than others.
Cycling is better than running because it is easier on the joints, for the
running impaired. Cycling is a lot more fun than running. (obviously bias)
Cheers,
Chris