To me the biggest issue is the rules. You don’t have a game unless there are rules whether we’re play a board game, baseball, football, hockey or sailboat racing. There is no game unless we are all onboard with the rules. In most sports we have umpires or referees to keep everything on the straight and narrow but In sailboat racing, for the most part, we referee ourselves and in orders to do that we must each know the rules. Our rules may seem very daunting and hard to understand but they can be learned and should be by those participating in regattas whether they are competing in the JAM or spinnaker division. Sometimes those we encourage to participate in racing are not interested in taking the time to learn the rules and opt to stay away or hide in the JAM division where they think the rules seem less critical. Wrong, rules apply and are important in all divisions. In my option all organizations who sponsor races should also offer racing rule clinics on a regular basis. Actually, learning the rules and how to apply them can be a fun part of the game and with a beer and some refreshments clinics can help all competitors to improve their game and enhance the fleet’s participation and togetherness. My 2 cents. Dave. Kaseler SLY 1975 C&C 33
Sent from my iPad > On Dec 19, 2019, at 10:52 AM, John Conklin via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Same here in Oriental. > They call it a pursuit race with the varying start and no calamity > as you reignited my spark from 29 + year ago and I was hooked immediately! > Well truth be told I knew I wanted to race and big part of why I bought the > C&C and in amazing condition for the price ! With full spin gear, 2015 sails > new canvas ... oh and used 2-3 times a year ! Lol > > John Conklin > S/V Halcyon > >> On Dec 19, 2019, at 11:40 AM, Luke Wolbrink via CnC-List >> <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: >> >> >> Making the plunge from JAM to Spin doesn't need to be terrifying or >> expensive (unless you want it to.) You can find a used chute for a couple >> hundred bucks online and as others mentioned a few blocks and line and >> you're going. Once you've learned to tame the pole and kite then go and >> spend the money on those fancy black sails and a new properly cut colorful >> one... or dont. Iv'e found that we loose more often not becasue we have >> older sails but because we blow a tack or spinnaker douse. All of the money >> in the world won't make up the 2 minutes you spend trying to get that >> hourglass out of the kite. >> >> That said, Chicago has a pretty robust racing scene on weekends with 5 major >> clubs working together to provide lots of events and variety. In order to >> help develop those white sail JAM guys and get them out on weekends where >> things are more competitive we started what is referred to as our Casual >> series of races. The idea is to remove as many of the barriers as possible; >> it's like a drug once you've gotten a taste you're hooked. Basically the RC >> assigns a phrf rating to boats without a certificate and then the start is a >> 15 minute rolling start. That way folks that are intimidated by jockeying >> around can hang back and not be penalized. The course are usually around >> 8-10 miles long so plenty of time to make maneuvers etc. We've typically >> seen 10-20 boats out on a given saturday and after a few seasons we're >> starting to see some of them come out into the racing fleet. >> >> Cheers, >> Luke >> 1985 35-3 Zella >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and >> every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use >> PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >> > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > _______________________________________________ Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray
