As per the email I sent out, I would like some feed back on regattas here at the sailing center. General to specific comments are welcome.
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Joe
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I have an article I pulled down from Scuttlebutt, a daily sailing website, called the 10 commandments of sailing which I thought would be interesting for everyone to look at, although it does not deal with conducting the races, it talks about how we should conduct ourselves. This is the link:
http://www.sailjazz.com/editorial/read/129
As far as conducting the races, I found the question somewhat self deprecating. MCSC does an excellent job and I am grateful to the guys that run the committee. Having said that, there is some rudimentary gear that would be helpful:
Air horns for prep signals and starts.
A voice gun for hailing and course changes or other announcements like "over early" or "All clear" or "Head in, we done." or "Cypress, you're taking on water" or "Hey Ashley, you came in last but you're having a good hair day." (Note: Most voice guns have a beep function that could be used in lieu of the air horn depending on conditions and size of the fleet.)
The big orange marks used in the quarter barrel regatta were more visible than the faded weather mark usually placed on Sundays. More of those would be nice.
Racing sails: I don't know how money gets spread around for boats and gear, and I wouldn't presume to suggest, but the sailing center at NETC Newport (Navy Base) had a set up where they had good sails for racing (racing sails) and older sails for schlepping around and teaching (sails a-la-schlep). Of course that was Government money and also during the Halcyon days of the Reagan Administration, but it's an idea. Right now the Ensigns have a pretty wide disparity in performance with several of the boats having new sails, and several having older sails. It may be discouraging participation in that class for racing as the Ensign fleet seems to have dropped off. The soling, being a high-tech set up is also very susceptible to the condition of the sails, although the sails all seem equally worn.
Conducting the race:
I have heard Ensign sailors complain that they have been covered in the windshadow of the bigger boats, to their inevitable detriment. I can attest to that as when sailing the Ensign, I have often achieved a good start only to be overtaken by a Soling or J, which has better pointing ability and boatspeed. I beg them to pass me as quickly as possible so I can tack away, but then I am committing to the right side of the course or two unnecessary tacks. The Ensigns should get their own start. If time is a concern, we could go to a 3 minute sequence, although even at 5 minutes, the bigger boats will come in ahead of the trailing Ensigns.
If we have multiple starts, could we have separate flags for each start so we know which sequence is underway?
Use a leeward mark instead of using the leeward starting pin to round for the upwind leg. Set up the starting line in between the windward and leeward mark. This has two benefits: 1.)It makes the last leg of the race upwind which gives boats a last tactical chance to gain some ground as opposed to finishing downwind which is typically a parade with few position changes. 2.) It orients the finish line so you are going through in the same direction as when you start. With no leeward mark, we come from the windward mark to the finish line, only backwards, which is just plain weird. This might also simplify things for the committee since, in many races, the line is off limits unless you are starting or finishing.
Don't bother with a reaching mark. On occasion, a reaching mark has been set but no leeward mark. Had the extra mark been set as a leeward mark, it would have been a much better course with the same amount of effort. I guess you could set a reaching mark for a triangular course, but it doesn't accomplish anything since the lead changes on the reaching legs are even fewer than the downwind legs.
They set a barging mark behind the committee boat at the mid-season regatta. That was a good idea for the regattas.
On the lighter side, I had thought of using a gun for the starts as I have seen this used in the past, but then I've never been comfortable placing firearms in the hands of the race committee. Even the flare gun presents endless possibilities for pitfalls. The standard flag signals would have to be amended to include:
Signal: Committee boat engulfed in flames
Meaning: Course shortened. Finish ASAP and render assistance to RC. I think my hair is on fire.
Signal: Starting pin at start/finish line, no committee boat
Meaning: Committee boat lost with all hands. Finish and report to dockmaster. Services to be conducted after presentation of trophies or after beer runs out, whichever comes first.
Dear all!
I just moved in (Mke downtown) and walking around the Yacht Club I found this link.
I'm looking for opportunities to participate in any kind of sailing race and I'd appreciate your help.
I sailed -and coached- in Optimist, Laser, J24, etc. for more than 10 years. I'll stay only a few months in the US so I'd LOVE to participate in any sailing regatta before the season/good weather is over.
If any of you guys need hands with some experience, someone in your crew can't make it, or simply you wouldn't mind giving a new-comer the chance to sail in this beautiful lake, it would be much much appreciated.
My contact details:
Name: Giancarlo
home nbr: (414) 765 0339
office nbr: (262) 544 3446
email: giancarlo.scarsifletcher@ge.com
Thanks a lot guys.
Hope to see you at the starting line! :-)
Best regards,
Giancarlo
Pd. If this is a blog for your internal communications, please accept my apologies for the "spam".
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