Posted By: scooby_simon
Changes at SCHRS - 06/16/06 08:55 AM
Hello everyone. Changes are afoot at SCHRS, Richard Allen has resigned as the UK representative as he has too many work commitments now, I'd like to thank Richard for his hard work in the past years.
As a result of Richard's resignation, I was invited to join the SCHRS committee as the UK representative - I have accepted this and I am now getting up-to-speed with this role.
Olivier Bovyn and I are in the process of re-vitalizing the website and more news will be forthcoming soon (as will an e-mail address for me).
But as we do this we want to share some information as to what is happening at present with the SCHRS rating rule.
Currently Jason Smithwick and Olly Harris (both marine architects) are reviewing the rule with a remit to propose changes that will go forward to the ISAF meeting in the Autumn of 2006. One item that is almost certain to be included in the submission to the ISAF is an additional measurement point (and rating) for beam.
We are currently discussing other items such as making the rule easier to administer, easier for measurers to measure boats and also any items within the rule that we feel are outdated (max Spi pole length being one).
The point of this post is to make it public that I have now taken over this role, make it known that SCHRS is evolving (and will continue to do so) and ask you, the sailors that are sailing with the rule (me included) to propose changes to the rule in light of real world experience - we cannot say if these proposals will be included in subsequent submissions to the ISAF, but I will listen and take note of anything that is posted.
I do not want this to becoming a slaging session against the SCHRS rule. I want it to be a positive discussion of how the rule can evolve in the future.
Over to you <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
If you wish to contact me in private, please use the email address in my profile (for now) as we are still setting up @SCHRS email addresses etc.. I will provide this at a later date.
As a result of Richard's resignation, I was invited to join the SCHRS committee as the UK representative - I have accepted this and I am now getting up-to-speed with this role.
Olivier Bovyn and I are in the process of re-vitalizing the website and more news will be forthcoming soon (as will an e-mail address for me).
But as we do this we want to share some information as to what is happening at present with the SCHRS rating rule.
Currently Jason Smithwick and Olly Harris (both marine architects) are reviewing the rule with a remit to propose changes that will go forward to the ISAF meeting in the Autumn of 2006. One item that is almost certain to be included in the submission to the ISAF is an additional measurement point (and rating) for beam.
We are currently discussing other items such as making the rule easier to administer, easier for measurers to measure boats and also any items within the rule that we feel are outdated (max Spi pole length being one).
The point of this post is to make it public that I have now taken over this role, make it known that SCHRS is evolving (and will continue to do so) and ask you, the sailors that are sailing with the rule (me included) to propose changes to the rule in light of real world experience - we cannot say if these proposals will be included in subsequent submissions to the ISAF, but I will listen and take note of anything that is posted.
I do not want this to becoming a slaging session against the SCHRS rule. I want it to be a positive discussion of how the rule can evolve in the future.
Over to you <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
If you wish to contact me in private, please use the email address in my profile (for now) as we are still setting up @SCHRS email addresses etc.. I will provide this at a later date.