[Alberg30] America's Cup race 4

[John Birch]

As an RC Director - and having served in the Euro Worlds this summer past, I
empathise with the pressure the RC is feeling at that level. However I feel
sorriest for the sponsors, rare as hen's teeth to begin with, who must be
questioning why they bother as I don't think they are getting their money's
worth. Ditto to ESPN & OLN for covering it.

Yes courses have to be adjusted due to wind shifts - but oscillating winds
is no reason not to start if the wind is above the minimum. 50 degree or 10
degree - it makes no difference. Playing shifts is part of the game and
makes for exciting racing as "it ain't over until ...." you know the cliché.

RC's don't always get it right ... but then who does????

Anyway - it is a great way to pass the Winter - eh?!

Cheers,

John Birch

----- Original Message -----
From: "C.B. Currier" <cbcurrier at spinrx.com>
To: "Alberg 30 public list" <public-list at alberg30.org>
Sent: Friday, February 21, 2003 12:14 PM
Subject: RE: [Alberg30] America's Cup race 4


> Well in the RC's case It usually seems to come up from below?????
>
> To speak in a cryptic (not undersatnding Race Committees) tongue. Or how
> they think.
>
>
> Actually to launch off on a tirade:
>
> I percieve good racing to be a test of both seamanship and boat. When an
rc
> chooses to postpone due to inclement or uncoroprative wind it shows a
> committee which does understand racing but infact chooses to allow only
> perfect condition racing to continue on their watch. A sad state of
affairs
> for sailing.
>
> Being able to test both the ability of a boat and crew to handle both
> perfect and imperfect conditions is what presents at the finale, the
victor.
> If an rc chooses to muck around with the race or to try to adjust the
> conditions once racing has commenced, I beleieve is tantamount to
cheating.
> (race tampering)
>
> It frustrates me to no end when due to shifty or large degree wind shifts,
> an rc chair postpones or abandons a race. Whhy not allow the race to
> continue and test the ability of the boats to compete and adapt, since the
> nature of sailing is to adapt to the conditions to get your boat to hte
> finish fastest.
>
> ###
>
> OK Enough,
> C.B. Currier
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: public-list-bounces at alberg30.org
> > [mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org]On Behalf Of Mike Lehman
> > Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2003 11:47 AM
> > To: public-list at alberg30.org
> > Subject: Re: [Alberg30] America's Cup race 4
> >
> >
> > C.B...need for clarification here...isn't a -2 knot wind actually
> > wind from
> > the opposite direction?
> >
> >
> >
> > Mike Lehman
> > "Gilleleje" #505
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----Original Message Follows----
> > From: "Charles B. Currier" <cbcurrier at spinrx.com>
> > Reply-To: cbcurrier at spinrx.com,   Alberg 30 public
> > list<public-list at alberg30.org>
> > To: <public-list at alberg30.org>
> > Subject: Re: [Alberg30] America's Cup race 4
> > Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2003 10:06:01 -0500 (EST)
> >
> > Yest Tis True,
> > I believe that most SSA(severn sailing assn) Racing (Dingies) actually
> > postpone races once the wind has dropped to -2 knts and the boats can
> > progress at -5 knts against the stinkpot's waves.
> >
> > Ahh I long for that weather at this time of year ... for about the 5
> > minutes it takes to defrost. But that sure is some serious baking we can
> > do out there.
> >
> > C.B. Currier
> >
> > Mike Lehman said:
> >  > If we were as picky about wind conditions on the Chesapeake,
> > we wouldn't
> >  >  have a racing season at all!
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > Mike Lehman
> >  > "Gilleleje" #505
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
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