CPD
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Firstly I should explain that I don't race (Westerly Centaur !), but last weekend I did a sea survival and ISAF crew course and had a very interesting chat with one of the instructors who does race offshore. We had a chat about the Jester Challenge and when he asked if it was a RORC/ISAF/CAT this or that, he could tell by the glazed look on my face that I didnt have a clue what he was talking about. After a bit more discussion, I am fairly sure that he advised that the Jester, if it was categorised, would be ISAF Category 1. With this in mind, I decided, out of interest, to see what I could find out. The link below shows he regulations covering vessels taking part in ISAF Cat 1 races :
http://sailing.org/offshore/2006/OSR2006_Mo1_250106.pdf
Now I should say two things :
1. I may have this badly wrong and I may have been given wrong information. Apologies in advance if this is so.
2. This posting has nothing whatsoever to do with encouraging such rules for the Jester Challenge. Far from it. It is rules/regs such as these that would put me, and Im sure quite a few others, off. Long may the spirit of the Jester Challenge continue.
The main point of this post I guess is to provide some food for thought. Some of it certainly makes interesting reading !
http://sailing.org/offshore/2006/OSR2006_Mo1_250106.pdf
Now I should say two things :
1. I may have this badly wrong and I may have been given wrong information. Apologies in advance if this is so.
2. This posting has nothing whatsoever to do with encouraging such rules for the Jester Challenge. Far from it. It is rules/regs such as these that would put me, and Im sure quite a few others, off. Long may the spirit of the Jester Challenge continue.
The main point of this post I guess is to provide some food for thought. Some of it certainly makes interesting reading !