Topic: advantage

Mike, Get the US Navy as sponsers for 2009,and it will be the best Worlds ever. Think of the advantages if they gave you an aircraft carrier.

Originally sent by: nonerd This particular debate does seem to be going around in circles. If the 'Heavyweight ' division is to start at 85kilograms, then somebody at...

We had this debate at the ABC in January. I think 4 in the club have the 5.5 and while we didn't allow for the Summer series we do allow them for the Winter series starting this...

The big advantage of a "weather bomb" is that you also get wind, something we haven't seen much of this year.

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.

Looks like the drought is over in Northland! I arrived Thursday night in fine weather which lasted about 2 hours.

A good night to start the 2008 year at BPP. 10-12 knots of breeze from the right direction. About 20 turned up for the night with Orca showing his prowess with his new 5.

Great wind all day Sunday, rain to go with it but that didn't matter. Speed over the ground was a lot more important!

 Wouldn't spears give you an unfair advantage when racing?

 My understanding is that the 5.5metre sail is not sanctioned for official race events - perhaps it should be?

Interesting comments Paul. If the wind looked good I'd cancel BPP and bring down NZs top sailors to have a go and bring back the silverware.

Yes it was fast Mike, but it should have been to your advantage, as it was closed at 1:30am our time, so I missed all the fun too - as did most people!

Originally sent by: nonerd Unless there have been changes to the weight categories of which I am unaware, the so called 'heavyweight' division starts at 85 kilograms .