standard course

Posted By: fin.

standard course - 07/20/07 06:04 PM

I've broached this subject before, without success, but I'll offer it up again.

Why can't we standardize a course? We will have F16s sailing at GYC and Pineda Park on Saturday. And the Florida panhandle and in North Carolina in early September. It sure would be nice to be able to compare results.

Last time at GYC, we sailed an "America's Cup" course. "A" - ball to weather and "C"- gate straight downwind. Length of leg was about .6 miles, maybe a little more.

Posted By: PTP

Re: standard course - 07/21/07 12:00 AM

Juanas will be a distance race on day one- pretty much due west then back east. The next day is triangle races with ABC marks.

Posted By: scooby_simon

Re: standard course - 07/21/07 10:26 PM

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Last time at GYC, we sailed an "America's Cup" course. "A" - ball to weather and "C"- gate straight downwind. Length of leg was about .6 miles, maybe a little more.

Flip, that's short; I assume there was very little wind !

Posted By: fin.

Re: standard course - 07/21/07 11:29 PM

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Last time at GYC, we sailed an "America's Cup" course. "A" - ball to weather and "C"- gate straight downwind. Length of leg was about .6 miles, maybe a little more.

Flip, that's short; I assume there was very little wind !

Hmmmm...Even my math won't make this work. 20 minute weather leg in 8 knots of wind.

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