Navigation and Tactics for the ROI Race.

[bumblefish]

I have been asked to help a young friend out with any navigational or tactical guidance for next years Round the Island Race. Can anyone here help or point her or me in the right direction as I have never done the race.

 

[Quandary]

ROI race

Nearly every sailing mag. has an article on it that they publish every summer. Even YM. Do a quick search on the index.

 

[snooks]

Flaming wrote some word of wisdom just before this years race which made good reading

 

[flaming]

Flaming wrote some word of wisdom just before this years race which made good reading

Very kind of you to say so!

Here is the thread.

http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?t=205095&highlight=RTI+tactics

 

[Twister_Ken]

Adding just one thing - there's often a raft at the Needles turn, with everybody creating dirty air and slowing down. It can pay to go wide (not stupidly) and sail around the outside of the bunch, giving them your dirty air, but getting none of theirs.

 

[dk]

Stay in clean air! More often than not you're better off keeping clear of the main fleet and finding your own space - saves crash tacks, heart attacks and losing the wind. Obviously try to make the most of the tides if you can (get a copy of Solent Tides, P>Bruce), but we beat many of the bigger, racier craft this year by simply keeping clear of the traffic where we could.