Try this:
http://www.lunenburghooter.ca/
On 8/9/2015 11:37 PM, David Donnelly via CnC-List wrote:
I know this is sailing related but it is not C&C related. We have a
fair number of avid racers on the list and I was hoping for some
useful leads.
A short background.
I started sailing essentially 3 years ago when we bought our C&C 26.
Although I have only raced in the “fun races” I have been volunteering
on the race committee since joining the club. One problem we have
always had is lack of other volunteers to help run good races, often
there would be only 2 of us. One person usually ran the start
countdowns and recorded times and I assisted on line calls and did all
the mark setting and adjusting for changes in wind direction. Being on
a lake wind shifts are a regular part of the day and while not an
excessive amount there is almost always adjusting of the marks. 2
people can manage the duties as long as they know what they are doing,
committee boat and mark boat. The other individual is retiring from
the committee boat duties.
I am only talking keelboat PHRF racing, not dingy racing. Series
racing we have 6-8 boats usually and fun races we have 20ish.
I have been asked to be fleet captain next year. Having reservations
regarding the ability to get volunteers as I have 3 seasons of
experience in this regard I am trying to think of ways to “automate”
the start sequence so that we can assign other club members to
committee boat duty throughout the season. My thought process being if
they are intimidated by racing rules, having a simple system pushing a
button and watching the line is easier to train and get people
acclimated. It also provides consistency to the boats racing that no
one “forgets” the horn because they were talking to someone else aboard.
I realize this may not be official according to the rules but we are
not running the Americas Cup. Having spent some time researching via
google there are some commercial alternatives available, only a few I
found in North America. I am looking for anyone’s experience with
these devices and perhaps problems or ones to avoid. My short list of
wants:
1.Ability to do a 5,4,1,0 start.
2.Easy to use / reset. Push button with its own clock
3.Connected to lights instead of using flags so all human intervention
is avoided beyond the line observations and recording of time. I think
racers on our lake would accept this as long as they are visible.
4.Portable, able to be taken ashore and used on different boats.
5.12V power
6.Reasonable cost
The lights seem to be a non-standard option on what I found, at least
on this continent, or only on homemade systems.
Any leads or links appreciated.
Regards
David Donnelly
C&C 26 Mistress
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Boat_Sig Cheers,
Jeff Nelson
Muir Caileag
C&C 30
Armdale Y.C.
Halifax
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