Thanks to all for the ideas. I like the VHF start idea and race score as compensation may work too. Regatta Pro is one of the systems I have been looking at. Once upon a time before I joined the club there were 6 "permanent" marks placed each year and each race they picked the best windward leeward combination and went with that. A mark boat was not required. However, as they were not equipped with functioning lights, and after a powerboat hit one at night, they were deemed a hazard and have not been used since. They had the added benefit too of allowing boats to practice without having an actual race. You could do a windward leeward race with yourself whenever you felt like it. Most of the sailing community on the lake is pretty choked we can't have those anymore, but we all have to get along... Thanks David Donnelly C&C 26 Mistress
> On August 10, 2015 at 2:33 AM Indigo via CnC-List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > wrote: > > We use the "regatta pro" system for sound signals - it is almost idiot proof > if the operators don't mess with the settings! > > We recently modified the set up so that instead of the electric output going > to the supplied air pump (and horns) it now goes directly to power horns in > the committee boat. I dare say an electronics engineer could use the electric > output signals from the regatta pro to drive lights - but it would not be very > easy. Maybe it's commercially available. > > I am not sure if this is permissible on lakes, but we on Long Island Sound > have been placing "permanent" (removed in the winter) race marks in our racing > area. Each year they are re-placed in exactly the same location. Over many > many years, the locations have been determined based on common winds. For > sure, the windward mark is not always exactly upwind of the chosen starting > pin, but usually close enough to satisfy our most competitive sailors. > > Use of fixed marks, and the regatta pro allows us to run races with two on > the committee boat (though we usually have three) and eliminates need for a > mark boat. > > As other Clubs, we also require those that race to do time on the Committee > boat - though we do not compensate with a race score. We also rely heavily on > non-racing members of the Club to volunteer on RC duty. It's not generally an > issue - we make those individuals responsible for finding their own > replacements if they cannot perform their duties on a given date. > > Hope this helps with some ideas. > > -- > Jonathan > Indigo C&C 35III > SOUTHPORT CT > > >
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