[Capri25] FW: Is There Any Appetite for Any of This?

[Temple Blackwood]

The WYC Board has already had some discussion on this and have no plans to make changes at this time, since we have Big Island and Commodore Cup races which are already "mid-distance". But I am forwarding this to the fleet to open up discussion.

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From: fleets-bounces at lists.wyc.org [mailto:fleets-bounces at lists.wyc.org] On Behalf Of Bert Foster
Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2014 9:50 AM
To: WYC Fleet Captains Server (fleets at lists.wyc.org); WYC Board List Server (Board at lists.wyc.org)
Subject: [Fleets] Is There Any Appetite for Any of This?

Hi all,

Contrary to the national trend of significant reductions in sailboat racing participation, the WYC Minnetonka station for 30 years plus has had a steady high level of participation. We countered the national trend of reduced participation with the programs that we run, and do we want to counter the current national trend of offering alternatives to Windward/leeward racing?

However the WYC Apostle Islands Station has recently introduced "mid-distance racing" extremely successfully, and has significantly increased participation.

Regards,

Bert

Offering Alternatives to Windward/Leeward Racing
Published on July 7, 2014 Scuttlebutt
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For some years, the measure of a serious regatta has been strongly tied to how well the course axis is aligned with the wind direction and whether the starting line is perfectly square to the wind. But the pendulum of participant opinion is moving slowly toward less rigidity and more fun.

The NOOD regattas in San Diego, Seattle, and Chicago offered racing on random leg courses. One fourth of the entrants at Long Beach Race Week competed around government marks, oil islands, and breakwaters. Even the TP52 World Championship in Porto Cervo, Italy on June 10-14 scheduled two days for windward/leeward racing and three days for coastal courses.

This year, more and more events are offering alternatives to windward/leeward racing.

Perhaps the best idea in 2014 has come from Charleston Race Week, where the last race of the day for the HPR Class was a "race to the dock".

The course began with windward/leeward legs, but then the final leg took the fleet home through the harbor to a finish near their marina. On board the Carkeek 40 Spookie, navigator Bora Gulari said this middle-distance addition was a welcome change. "These boats sail so much faster than they can go under engine power, and it's ten times more fun to race back to the harbor than it is to drive a motorboat back."

Here are a few upcoming events that have come across the Scuttlebutt radar...

* The 2014 edition of the Half Ton Classics Cup<http://www.halftonclasseurope.net/> will take place in Saint-Quay-Portrieux, Brittany, France on July 7-11, with the racing to have a mixture of windward/leeward and coastal courses.

* The 2014 New York Yacht Club Race Week<http://www.nyyc.org/yachting/racing/nyyc-race-week> on July 12-19 will include, in addition to buoy racing, a mid-distance race, plus racing may also include using government marks and a compact "stadium" course inside Narragansett Bay by Fort Adams.

* The Cape Panwa Hotel Phuket Raceweek<http://www.phuketraceweek.com/> in Thailand on July 16-20 is the season-opening event of the 2014/15 AsianYachting Grand Prix - a series of 12 of the best regattas in Asia. The schedule seeks to provide a mix of courses to suit all boat types, offering windward/ leewards, passage races, and island courses.

Tags: growing the sport<http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/tag/growing-the-sport/>, Keeping it real<http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/tag/keeping-it-real/>
- See more at: http://www.sailingscuttlebutt.com/2014/07/07/offering-alternatives-windwardleeward-racing/#sthash.kuzTkHoB.dpuf
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