Self policing sport: We have been racing in non-spinnaker class, and we always have new people aboard learning. And I'm still learning myself. In a very short race, with drifter light winds, my crew tried to use a boat hook to hold out the genoa clew. The boat behind said it was illegal. I asked their skipper to confirm and he agreed, so we put it away and rigged our spin pole, which took us a long time because we had to setup the pole lift, and are so green. I always wondered if I was naive about using a boat hook. I'd like to rig a 4 ft strut on each side of the boat for pushing the genoa out. The spin pole is inefficient, because it is 15 ft long. Thoughts?
Chuck Resolute 1990 C&C 34R Atlantic City, NJ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eric Baumes" <eric.bau...@gmail.com> To: "Michael Cotton" <mpc51...@yahoo.com>, cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 4:49:12 PM Subject: Re: Stus-List Handicap review If your regulations limit the pole to J and someone breaks that, then they should be protested. If you think it is ignorance on their part you can politely inform them of their error and ask them to RAF for the race. If they tell you to flip off, protest them. All it takes is one or two people to get chucked from a race to stop the behavior. We are for the most part a self policing sport and rely on others to inform us when we break a rule and we are expected to either accept the penalty or get protested. Our RC is often staffed by one-design sailors who are not aware of all the PHRF regs. You could probably snap a picture with your phone to show the illegal extension. Best, Eric On Wed, Feb 6, 2013 at 12:22 PM, Michael Cotton < mpc51...@yahoo.com > wrote: I agree. This is unsportsmen like conduct. Cheating, period. The last boat I had with a adjustable pole had a cable swedged between the eyes so it could not be extended beyound "J". michael Cotton <blockquote> From: "Hoyt, Mike" < mike.h...@impgroup.com > To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Sent: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 10:02 AM Subject: Re: Stus-List Handicap review This is cheating. No different than skipping a mark or breaking any other rule. I hoe the violators are protested In PHRFNS whisdker pole and spinnaker are treated the same and cannot exceed J and must be attached to mast From: CnC-List [mailto: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com ] On Behalf Of Tim Goodyear Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 10:43 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Handicap review PHRF New England is the same; whisker pole length <= J, but many boats with the telescoping poles are getting away with an unfair handicap advantage. I think there's not as much scrutiny on the non-spin fleets. Tim Mojito C&C 35-3 Branford, CT On Tue, Feb 5, 2013 at 8:38 PM, Jake Brodersen < captain_j...@cox.net > wrote: <blockquote> Eric, PHRF of the Chesapeake limits our pole to <= J. If your pole is longer than that, you declare it and accept a rating adjustment. We have a couple of local boats that seem to have awfully long poles (without any PHRF adjustment). Jake Jake Brodersen C&C 35 Mk-III Midnight Mistress Hampton VA From: CnC-List [mailto: cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com ] On Behalf Of Eric Baumes Sent: Tuesday, February 05, 2013 7:27 PM To: cnc-list@cnc-list.com Subject: Re: Stus-List Handicap review Some YRAs have moved to giving separate spin/nspin ratings because boats with a fractional rig and blade jib (usually sprit boats) are viewed as disadvantaged downwind with no spinnaker as they don't have a big jib to pole out. From what I have seen mast head rigs pretty much always have the same spin. On the Hudson River the base non-spin rating assumes you have a whisker pole that can be extended to 1.5 of J. if you use a pole that is significantly less that your largest declared LP (e.g. a spinnaker pole with a 155%) you can get a up to a 6 sec credit. Eric C&C 34/36 PS repeating above, spin and nospin race in different fleets. _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com </blockquote> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com </blockquote> _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com
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