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We should give them a shot. I doubt they will use downwind starts for all the races.
We're all more our less equally ignorant about downwind starts (whos got my
tactics books?), but I suspect the winner of the downwind will be the one with
the guts to pop the chute early enough (or the one with the rubber bands).
But the downwind starts eliminate parades because the loosers are giving bad
air to those who win the starts, then they get to split with the winners at
the leeward gates. The boats will then be close when they cross at the
midcourse gate.
Can you say great photo op? We don't see the big shifts or variations of wind
across the circle in the Summer, so taking flyers out isn't such a big deal.
I don't think the course will be two miles anyway.
Midcourse gates also give the committee the option of halting a parade early by shortening course at the gate. Is that part of the standing rules or does it have to be written into the sailing instructions?
The downwind finishes could get interesting. I hope everybody remembers that the ends of the finish line are marks of the course and that boats on different gybes are usually overalapped. Right?
Dean
Dean S. Daniels DSDANIEL@us.oracle.com Principal Technical Staff Oracle RDBMS Development 650-506-6356
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Date: 08 Jul 1999 07:27:23
From:Paul Martson <pmartson@cisco.com>
To:"Dale Irving" <dale@daleirving.com>, "ruben becker" <ruben_becker@hotmail.com>
Subject:Re: SFBay: Jul 10th 4race day reminder
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Dale et al,
The course graphic is back up. Also, it should be noted that the potential for downwind starts and the leeward gates etc are ideas that came from two of the more talented members of the fleet, who have a good understanding of parades (since they both used to lead them). It may backfire, but I think it has more potential for being a kick-ass good time.
And having personally raced with leeward gates (j-24 nationals) I can vouch for it being a nice equalizer as you can make a strategic decision/choice as to which to round, what side to douse, etc.
rgds
paul
At 12:41 AM 7/8/99 -0700, Dale Irving wrote:
>Ruben,
>
>Run Wild will be racing with you this weekend. However, I have encountered
>a problem. I noticed that the previously posted course diagrams are no
>longer available on the Olson 30 Web site. By the way, when I looked the
>first time, I recall that the courses called for some downwind starts and
>finishes. I also noticed that crossing the start/finish line is required on
>both upwind and downwind legs. I understand that the perceived goal in
>devising these courses must have been to try something different from the
>usual "round the buoys" Olympic courses, but I think it could backfire. I
>may be wrong, but I think this change in courses may actually be a "recipe
>for chaos" for some of the newer skippers. Furthermore, won't the
>start/finish recrossing create the "parade of boats" situation we so often
>complain about? There's no possibility of taking a "flyer" out around one
>side or the other of the start/finish line. As I recall, this can be a
>MAJOR gainer in many Berkeley Circle races due to tide and wind variations.
>Any comments?
>
>Waiting for the courses,
>
>Dale Irving
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: ruben becker <ruben_becker@hotmail.com>
>To: olson30@sailpix.com <olson30@sailpix.com>
>Date: Wednesday, July 07, 1999 3:33 PM
>Subject: SFBay: Jul 10th 4race day reminder
>
>
>>
>>This message comes to you indirectly from our Fleet President Annette. She
>>would like to remind everyone that we have a 4 race day coming up this
>>Saturday, July 10th which hopefully many of you plan to attend. I believe
>>the races all count towards the overall season standings. I believe Kim
>>Dincel will be running the races.
>>
>>She also asked that I ping folks to see who was planning to be out. Could
>>you let me know if you plan to attend, and I'll pass the word along to her.
>>(Unfortunately her and Andy's email is even more indisposed than usual).
>>
>>Annette can be reached by phone at: 510-234-1950
>>
>>Regards,
>>Ruben
>>
>>
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