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Gotta agree there, had to be on your toes with the rapid shifts in direction. Always a bit like that when from the North as the wind flows around the winery sheds and a few trees.
Best directions are NE or SW as it then is unimpeded and flowing lengthways along the pond.
Looking forward to next week as we should once again have a full compliment plus a couple of new people too.
Oh yeah, couldn’t agree more. We pond folk value fun first, rules a far distant runner up.
I love what we do and don’t want anything to change in that regard. We have a great bunch of people, fantastic support from a wonderful place to sail and the right approach to having fun with RC yachts.
So, let’s get on with what we love to do and put today’s trouble behind us.
Cheers
Col
First off, big Kudos to Gerald for coming up with the idea and building it. Was a little sceptical at first but seeing it in action I was sold on the concept. After putting the Terminator through the bottom (and pulling weed up from there), what weed doesn’t get wound on to the barrel floats free, ready to be collected by the ‘G Weeder’. Perfect!
Secondly the pics and vids look great of the ‘G Weeder’ in action (and Uncle G too of course 😉)
And finally, well done team, great work. You have made a big dent in ensuring that the Championships get the best possible conditions to sail in. Thank you.
Last word. There is still a patch or two we haven’t been able to get yet just on the other side of the fountain. Plan is to arrive a tad earlier (9am ?) on Tuesday and get the Terminator in close there and see if we can get rid of it. Ropes, bodies and rakes (and the G Weeder), all will be welcome for this one last push.
We can then lay a course similar to the one we’ll use next weekend and see how we go from there.
Cheers!
Great work everyone, thank you for great your efforts once again.
Tomorrow will be hot pondside so if you feel that might be too much, please don’t feel obliged.
I will be there to have a sail and chat with Darren re: filling up the pond. I hope to use the “Control Area” up on the viewing platform where it’s cooler to sail from. Hope you can join me for this ‘one off’ Saturday morning @ the Duck but completely understand if the conditions dictate otherwise.
Cheers!
Thanks Dickie, there is a whole lot of stuff you’ve put up there and it’s all interesting and relevant however I believe what we should be aiming for is simple clarity.
The simpler and clearer we can make it the more easily understood it will be and the more closely they will be followed.
Thinking we shape them down to a handful that are logical and easily understood by everyone.
You raise an interesting point about barging at the first mark Kermit. Its well agreed that you must give room to the inside boat at a mark, however what everyone misses (and what causes raftups), is that you must wait and delay your turn until that inside boat begins THEIRS. It will never work if the outside boat makes a decision about how much room to give the inside boat. With our poor vision, as you mention, it is impossible to see how much room you are leaving him and how much poor vision he has in judging it as well. The way to prevent raftups and boat contact is to wait, delay your turn until you see that the inside boat is making their turn, and then start to make yours.
Great feedback so far thank you. Still a lot of voices not yet heard. C’mon guys have your say!
The feedback I keep hearing outside this forum is there needs to be something in place whilst still keeping the racing fun and light hearted. This is achievable, but will only work if done in the spirit of honourable sportsmanship.
Self regulation of a few simple guidelines will keep the racing fun and enjoyable for everyone.
Just a couple more that have surfaced from the handout from Kyle on Tuesday. This sheet is called the “10 Racing Rules for Radio Sailing”.
I’ve not duplicated those already spelled out above, just those not already mentioned there which I believe are relevant to us.
~ Windward keeps clear of leeward (you are to leeward when the other boat is closer to where the wind is coming from than you)
~ Astern keeps clear of boat ahead (you are ahead when the other boat is completely behind a line drawn at right angles to your transom)
~ Keep clear when tacking or gybing
~ If you have violated a rule take a penalty immediately, don’t wait to be called out on it.
