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ShamrockPirate


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2011-01-08 15:20:17 - In Race Rankings
Hi SOLers...Having read the Corinthian Class threads, it has prompted a question about race design in SOL. First, I LOVE the idea of sailing in the blind, though my limitied IRL experience was that we could always keep track of local competition within a 12-24nm radar window.

In many ocean legs like GCLeg2 that we are on, the leg lines go start>>finish as there are no marks to round. This makes the rankings complete rubbish until probably the final 48-72 hrs of sailing (if that). Would it be possible to place "marks" on obvious land promontories or capes that obviously can only be rounded in one fashion? This would provide a slightly more realistic accounting of how the fleet stacks up over the course of the race. It took me a while to figure out that being in the "lead" was probably a bad thing-- unless the Big Boys were nearby!!

I have been trying to design some races and this aspect was something I have run into.

Comments welcome.
William
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Rod


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2011-01-10 18:10:26 - Re: In Race Rankings
Surely the very point of the Corinthian experience is that you just sail your own boat, un-influenced by others? I am not doing the Cor...thing. But...I do not use a router, I do not copy others (I much prefer to make my own mistakes)I do not concern myself with other boats, except for those close to mine, when I do try to do better than them.
As to the ranking system---it obviously relates ONLY to distance from destination. What more could you possibly need?
If it breaks, it's not strong enough--if it doesn't, it's too heavy.
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2011-01-13 11:41:07 - Re: In Race Rankings
It's nice that SOL'S IMOCA Global Challenge 2011 - Leg 2 is missing in the rankings. The start collided with my ski trip (as the finish of Leg 1).
But I wonder why SOL takes so much care of me ;)

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Bernd

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