Rugger Shirts

[ianwright]

Nothing against the shirts or the game but I have noticed that if a boat has a crew who are all wearing the same colour rugby shirt the wise Yotti who likes a quiet night would do well to shift to a berth far away from them,,,,,,,,,,,, or am I developing another unreasonable predudice?

IanW

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[ashanta]

As an ex rugby player of 30+ years I would probably want to keep away from people who call the game "rugger".
Marina's are sociable places and we would expect parties to take place at weekends. the crew wearing the "rugby" shirts have probably never been near a rugby pitch but are wearing the shirt as a symbol of teamwork and companionship. They will no doubt looking for the rewards of their achievements of the day.
If I want total peace and quiet, generally anchor somewhere, otherwise I join in.

Regards.

Peter

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[ianwright]

I use to play as well in my younger (much younger) days, I can't recall what we called our game,,, others called it 'league' but I don't suppose it matters much.
It may be that my time in the army turned me off uniforms or the folk who feel the need to wear them. Not keen on loud noise either, might be for the same reason.

IanW.

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[qsiv]

.., but we called it football - the other game was soccer!

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[Mirelle]

I am also averse to the loud and rugger-shirted. Mind you, they are usually racers who go once round the cans in the afternoon and return to the marina of origin before dusk, where they proceed to prop up the bar (this is a very important part of racing, I understand).

Racers used to sail from A to B, in a sport called "offshore racing", but this seems to have almost died out. Anyone know why?

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[Little_Russel]

I thought it was called rugby.

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[Salty]

I'm not sure that offshore racing is struggling, so much as round-the-cans booming. Availability of cheap (we're talking relatively, here) fast boats like Mumm 30's or Melges, or the J-yachts have allowed a lot of people into the sport without taking on the enormous admin of running an offshore campaign for a season, not to mention increased safety responsibilities (not to mention legal liabilities for owners/skippers failing them in event of an accident).

Also, for the guys paying the bills, it's increasingly difficult to find the time for an offshore campaign - slipping away early on a Friday afternoon isn't as easy these days as it was 10 years ago. I'm in the bizarre position of having sold a yacht because I could afford it, but didn't have the time to sail it (an event I'm intending to rectify soon by 'downshifting').

Clubs like RORC and JOG have tried to adjust for that with shorter races, but the purists complain its not real offshore racing, like the old days!

Having said all that, offshore seems to be doing nicely, start numbers for the Fastnet last year were very strong.

And on the theme of the thread, as an ex-crew shirted offshore racer, I would very much want to stay away from the likes of me at the bar, if I was wanting a quiet pint!

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[Rowana]

Rugby is a game . .

. . . played by men with odd shaped balls!

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[bedouin]

Offshore racing is doing very nicely thank-you. At least it is down on the South Coast. There is huge variety of offshore races starting or finishing in the Solent.

I think the problem of the East Coast is one of critical mass; lack of suitable destinations and some nasty pilotage

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[doris]

The demise of offshore

racing is only minor but, IMHO, the problem is that today more crews have serious careers to consider and cannot bunk off Friday afternoons anymore. Getting crews together is a nightmare and as one gets older and has friends doing more resposible jobs this increases. The growth in 2handed interest reflects this also. The uniformed up, loud louts that have a lot to prove in the pub are usually the ones who did not do v. well on the water.

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[david_e]

Not a prejudice....more a reputation......Billy No Mates. No reason why these would be any more rowdy than any other peeps on the raz. A team and its member are more likely to be more disciplined than just a group. We have matching kit so we know.

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[ianwright]

"Not a prejudice....more a reputation......Billy No Mates."

Ah you found me out!

IanW



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