some food for thought in this interview.boards.mpora.com/videos/featured-videos/whitey-talks-rossco-skye-cribby-cowes.html
www.sailing.org/33615.php
good find,brings back memories as i lived on the isle of wight until two years ago,nice place actually gets wind there all year round.
That's awesome in 5-15 knots gotta be more fun than a 7- 8 m with a Wally board. If anyone in Melbourne buys one I would be more than happy to crew. I recon you wouldn't get much change out of $150- $200k
Ah. How wrong was I. Sugar.
www.scanboat.com/ErrorPages/errorpage.html?aspxerrorpath=/en/BoatSaleAdvert.asp
Almost $700k. ?400k. Wow.
i think you took my comments the wrong way there chris,
i said food for thought meaning the interview where they talked about racing close to the shore. that is something i used to push in qld. it struck me odd that most of the racing was done out away from the shoreline where no one can see the action.
turns out i was in the minority with that thought.
i wasn't saying highwind sailing or extreme 40's are the way forward.
to be honest i don't care how windy it is. i'll still go sailing. took a OD for a short spin last weekend. love short boards, formula, longboards or whatever. still go out on the short board in 5-10 knots for fun. it's all windsurfing in the end.
now if i were at cowes i'd just be drunk. watching the action with a pint in one hand a scotch egg in the other.
i lived in cowes and used to drink at the isle of wight, but i don't ever remember seeing a yacht race like that?
But Gestie you dont race, maybe you should attend an event at Wynnum this year- racing is pretty close in- there has been a fair bit of spectator interest in recent years.
Not quite as close as some of the old beachstart events though such as Caloundra or Elliott Heads, but alot more traffic seeing 30+ sails heading round the buoys.
might start calling you the shadow mark.
it wasn't the starts i was referring to, i meant the inside gybe mark or marks should be placed close to the beach. like as close as possible without injuring swimmers.
i'll leave to others.
racing is not what drives me anymore. i'd be strapping on a gps before a watch.