Including requests over the weekend for which we have not had forms yet we have 70 entries including 28 Vintage boats. Maximum number per fleet will be 30. http://www.ranelagh-sc.co.uk/ |
Call me old fashioned but how do you determine a Vintage boat. Has it been decided by a random sail number or is it something to do with when the beam was significantly increased. |
A little more information here http://www.merlinrocket.co.uk/clubs_events/list_series.asp?series=V |
thank you , looks like the cut off was 3066, was this a significant design change or perhaps a random date. The only reason I am trying to determine the cut off and how it came about is because it seem obvious that a bout 1'4" wider has comsiderably more sittin out power so it seems more logical to have some kind of cut of that takes this into account.maybe at the end of the proctor desigs perhaps. |
thank you , looks like the cut off was 3066, was this a significant design change or perhaps a random date. The only reason I am trying to determine the cut off and how it came about is because it seem obvious that a boat 1'4" wider has comsiderably more sitting out power so it seems more logical to have some kind of cut off that takes this into account.maybe at the end of the proctor desigs perhaps.??? |
Sitting out power also depends what weight you are and many heavier crews sail narrower boats successfully. Vintage is about the age of the boat and the handicaps help but I believe there should be handicap advantages for un-modernised boats as well as by age. It showed in how the fleet divided at Tammy last Saturday into modernised and un-modernised. |
Now even more confused, you mean vintage races are sailed under a handicap basis.So on the tideway the 30 or so vintage boats will be in their own handicap race? |
Apart from the main Golden Triton Trophy, the Vintage boats will also sail for a separate, Avenger Trophy which will be based on the age related handicaps shown in the Association year book. Classification, for this event at least, is purely on age. Mervin Allen oversees the Vintage section events. |
Thank you, do you have his contact details? |
See below. http://www.merlinrocket.co.uk/committee.asp |
If you are having trouble opening the SI's try right clicking and downloading before opening. I have tried on three computers, 2 worked either way but one would not open the document online, though it did after downloading. www.ranelagh-sc.co.uk |
How come the Ents can race past Big Ben? http://www.yachtsandyachting.com/news/?article=21821 |
they dont have Rocket in the name of the boat. |
Big Ben was actually overtaking the Enterprises. |
Actually Big Ben is the bell inside St Stephen's ower I agree the bell being inside the tower it too would have been overtaking. Incidentally in 1960 the Enterprise Class had a full Tideway Race (Tower Bridge Race not stopping in the pool just round a buoy and back.) |