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so here is a vid of a gybe on the Scot using the Vang…if you don’t use it in heavy air, it is too unpredictable in regards to when the main comes over…
http://youtu.be/dM9PD1eRCN4
dI would disagree with you on it becoming a “defacto requirement”. It is a choice whether you carry and use the radio. If you choose not to use it, the race committee is still bound by the rules to use sound and flag signals to communicate to competitors.
If 60% of the fleet chooses to listen via VHF, and the race commitee chooses to abandon the race for whatever reason, you will still get a hint (your competitors are abandoning the race) that maybe you should pay attention to the flags on the RC boat instead of sailing away.
Please note that in the proposal, it clearly states:
“Information from the Race Committee to the competitors should be on a separate channel from the one used for communication with other race officials, and should be identified in the Sailing Instructions.”
So the competitor channel should not have any chit chat, and thus no distractions if you choose to monitor.Sailing is a very hard sport. It is an expensive sport. It is a time consuming sport. It is a weather dependent sport. Sailing is a very hard sport.
While you think the activists should go to another boat, I think more of us should become activists and do what we can to help our class of OD boats prosper. If that means we make minute changes so that we are not perceived as an extremist class, then by all means let’s do it now before it is too late.
(Even the Melges 24 class realized their extremest ways and changed the BOAT so that Taco Hiking was no longer an option.)
Like everything in life, proportion is THE key.
The race committee having the ability to communicate with the racers via radio as a courtesy will not diminish our pure One-Design status. The RC are a group of people that volunteer so that we can race our boats, we should make their “job” easier. If you have ever been on race committee and had to abandon a race after a successful start, you know what I mean.
This courtesy will not change the need to have the skill to start on time. It would give a second chance to a racer that did not think they were OCS. Let’s not fool ourselves, a very hefty penalty will still be paid for OCS, but that “second chance” makes racing more fun. And afterall, “fun” is the only reason we race.
DariYou can get a decent VHF for less than $50.
Let’s be realistic about this. Are you telling me that spending $50 is too much when we spend thousands for new sails, $25 for a winch handle, or $45 for a case of quality beer? <- 🙂 For something that can make the racing more safe and enjoyble? I for one thing this is way overdue. There is no worst feeling than coming to the finish line and not getting a horn, and especially when there is no way of knowing who was over. This is a courtesy, and not a requirement. Maybe in the next decade we can talk about an auto-bailer. I know, I know...it too is expensive and will ruin the purity of sailing a Flying Scot. 🙂 Dariquote:[i]Originally posted by fssaeditor[/i]
[br]Hello Dave,
The link should not be posted here since only current FSSA members are given the link, and anyone may see forum content. As you are an up-to-date member I will send the link to you separately.
HankHank Sykes
FSSA Forum editorWould you send it to me too? Thanks.
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