Dave B. has made a proposal that we have a designated crew race each night to give race time to those practicing for the Barbara Stuart Memorial, and to help developing the skippering skills of the crews that sail with us. I would suggest we change the SIs to accommodate this in our racing and score it separately.
I propose we change Section 5 of our sailing instructions to read as follows:
5. DIVISIONS
The Fleet may be scored in the Wood Division if they are sailing in a wood Star. The Divisions might be designated using color flags. If attendance warrants, the Divisions may be started separately. When sailing as a combined fleet the overall finishing place will be used in the scoring for both Divisions. A race on any night may be designated as a Crew Race where the crew will race as skipper. The Crew Race will be signaled with a yellow flag flown before and during the starting sequence. The crew race will not be included in the night or season scoring for a boat and will be scored under the name of the crew. The crew races for the season will be scored as the Season Championship Series is scored. If the crew of a boat is not participating in the designated crew race they will notify the RC and not be scored.
This proposal is intended to encourage more participation and leaning to race in our fleet without the pressure of jumping into the boat and sailing with the more experienced sailors without impacting the score of a boat. If you have any other suggestions please comment. Laura* says she would like to learn to skipper a Star in this way and would make it easier to give it a try. I would like to get your input so please leave a comment and indicate your bow number, name with the comment.
*A note from Laura: This is actually a comment sanctioned by me. If you happen to get an email or any sort of message from my dad mentioning me, it is very likely that he was using my name liberally and without my permission. Don't hold comments like these against me. It's all him.(ex. boat numbers)
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Sounds like fun! Linda K.
ReplyDeleteOn a boat such as ours, frequently overpowered, switching positions which would put the thin, light guy over the side, would make the boat essentially unsailable in a breeze, if not really unsafe.
ReplyDeleteSuggest that there be windspeed limits where this proposal would be attempted.
I think there should be at least three races each night that are regular races. If we have any extra races, the forth (or last race) race can be the crew race. That way, anyone choosing not to participate can go home early. I've sailed many times with crews that have never sailed anything before, much less a Star. I know Bill does a lot also. In general, I support the idea with the beforesaid proviso...
ReplyDeleteJohn
i think it sounds like a great idea, as long as all of the crews are interested. i agree that there should be at least 3 regular races a night with the last race being the crew race, so people can head home if they don't want to race. i also think an 8-10 knot wind limit is a good idea, with the provision it could be dropped later in the season if people wanted it to be.
ReplyDeletejeff
I support the last race as the crew race. We could facilitate this with an additional weather mark placed before racing starts that is shorter and used only for the crew race. We could also facilitate with a finish at the marina entrance.
ReplyDeleteGreat comments. I(Brenda) would participate. I think this is a good opportunity for men and women crew, not just for the women's regatta. Lighter wind would be safer, better learning, and more fun. We could cultivate a larger fleet, maybe more sailing club participation in Star racing too. If Bill can scrounge up a few more boats...
ReplyDeleteNorm,Bill,
ReplyDeleteI’m no longer an active sailor/racer but I want to relate my experience as crew on International 14’s in Seattle (Shilshole Feet) in the 1970’s at a time that fleet was very competitive and regularly sent sailors and boats to England for major international regattas. In spite of the competitiveness, the fleet made a big deal of having a crew race on days of multiple races and it made for for great fun, learning for all and reason to keep racing in the misery of mid winter on Puget Sound.
Jack Daray
Olympia, WA
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