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5 days to go. Early forecast looking promising.
Who's coming out to play?
Who's coming out to play?
Nope going to my nephew's wedding. Haven't done it for a few years and every year I sort of wish I was doing it, then I remember the higher than acceptable (to me anyway) chances of bending the boat. Good luck to everyone - watch the corners and occasional racers, charter boats etc who aren't familiar with close quarter stuff and may not have someone good on the main so they can bear away!
I would love to go, but it really strikes me that it has just become too big. Too many boats in too many classes, and needs dividing up, perhaps two races now needed, on separate days, with no boat and nobody allowed to compete in both as skipper or crew.
I would love to go, but it really strikes me that it has just become too big. Too many boats in too many classes, and needs dividing up, perhaps two races now needed, on separate days, with no boat and nobody allowed to compete in both as skipper or crew.
Speaking of entry fees I'd love to see a breakdown as to just how they justify charging over £100 for this race? I mean, just what exactly are they providing for your money? As far as I can see they log your entry, tell you your start time, provide someone to sit on the line to set you off and maybe see you finish after you've sailed around an island that's been in place for quite a while.......... Berthing, accommodation, catering etc etc is all extra. I'm sure someone is going to suggest they take care of emergency cover and support but so do other events and they seem to manage to provide several days racing over numerous different courses (which they have to set) for less than that.
Not a bad idea - could be differentiated by IRC and ISC classes.
Terrible idea I think. The whole attraction of the RTI is the spectacle. Diminish the fleet and it's just another race, though on quite a challenging and interesting course. Also, imagine the kerfluffle if the IRC classes had a nice race on the saturday, but the ISC classes had no wind at all on the Sunday for example.
The ISC clearly have a fantastic product that attracts far, far more competitors than any other event in the UK outside the London Marathon. They clearly should and clearly do, use that to raise money for the club, if they didn't they'd be daft.
Ditto Poole regatta, Dartmouth Week, Salcombe week... You name it.
Heard it's a super early start this year due to tides.