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RE: Lets keep a sense of humour here!

El Zorro 17 May 2008 12:58

Hey Theo,

Couldn’t find the photo attached, but I sailed a legal 7m blokart sail at the ABC champs in 2005 at Bruce Pulman Park. I won of course, but then there was so little wind that I was the only sailor moving, and a flatulating cow on a blokart would probably have beaten me. (Whoops – that’s a long word). The photo is a closely guarded secret just in case I need a secret weapon if we start sailing races in 5 knots.

Ross Vickers also sailed about a year later with an asymmetrical spinnaker (oops, two big words in a row), but other being a bit of fun we didn’t think it would catch on. All this proves is that some of us get withdrawal symptoms when we cant sail – so hooray for the 5.5m!  I’m keen to see how strong a wind I can compete with a 5.5 against a 3m on a twisty course not a drag race.  Russell and I have conclusively proven a 2m is fastest in a big wind on a rag race, but the bigger sails accelerate faster out of the corners.

If half the fleet in a race has to scuff wheels to keep moving that isn’t a fair race. I personally wouldn’t attend an international event where racing took place in very light winds, but I would sail for fun at the event if the results didn’t count. As you say – it’s the being there that counts, but being fair counts too.

The alternative is that we bulk up everyone so they are the same weight as the heaviest sailor by wearing buckshot filled jackets (as the ability to position your weight is an advantage). Ha!  Joking I hope!

Cheers

Grant

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