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  • 2013-07-17 17:09:02
    Re: Tall Ships Racing 2013 - Cruise in Company
    Board » Flag Officers » Races
    So, what is this Cruise in Company (CinC)?

    Since 1964 the pattern of a Tall Ships’ Race series has usually been a Race followed by a CinC and then a second Race.

    The series is designed for some 3,000 young people between the ages of 15 and 25 from some twenty or more countries. In port at the end of the first race, and partly as a result of the crews having experienced challenge and competition, many friendships are formed among the crews.

    Before the start of the CinC, Captains are encouraged to “swop” some of their youngsters with some from another ship, preferably one of a different type and nationality. There is also some “buddying up” between groups of ships who then arrange to overnight together in a chosen port on route.

    Often they choose somewhere remote so that they can have barbeques on a beach and have a change from the buzz of the more formal programmes at the terminal ports.
  • 2013-07-05 16:43:27
    Re: Tall Ships Racing 2013
    Board » Flag Officers » Races
    Oh - sorry, I was logged in as Sol!!
  • 2013-03-10 16:33:40
    RORC Races
    Board » General Discussion
    Are there any Solers who are members of the Royal Ocean Racing Club?

    My reason for asking is that, as some of you know, SOL wanted to buddy up with RORC for one or two of their races.
    Because of the group of SOLers participating in the Fastnet Race 2013, we had wanted to run their two qualifying races using the official name. On behalf of SOL, as I am a long-standing member of RORC (now overseas), I approached RORC to this end. Unfortunately, they felt that it would be inappropriate for SOL to run the qualis as the Fastnet race itself would be off-limits (due to an already existing virtual partnership).

    Apart from these races, RORC has a really good racing calendar and it would be great if SOL could still buddy-up for the "less prestigious" ones.

    We can't force RORC to visit our site and see the degree of involvement of our participants and the sophistication of our software but I was thinking that if several SOLers are members of RORC, we could perhaps write a joint email to the Race Committee and invite them to look at SOL? We need more weight behind our approach if we are going to get any attention!

    My email address is jhham@telus.net
  • 2012-07-09 22:47:56
    Re: The Tall Ships Races 2012
    Board » Flag Officers » Races
    The start of the Tall Ships race from St Malo to Lisbon is unusual but not unique. Square-rigged ships are very vulnerable when sailing along a lee shore and the North Brittany coastline is potentially hostile. It was therefore a wise choice to allow the ships to claw out of the English Channel and into the Western Approaches by using their engines if needed, and getting themselves into a more favourable wind pattern.

    The accuracy and availability of the GPS system has made a race organiser’s job much easier in that Waypoints can be used as course markers rather than having to rely on fixed navigational marks.

    I remember having to start a race after thick fog had descended on the fleet while they were maneuvering for a start. I took a similar action and directed each class to pass through a mythical ‘box’ delineated by waypoints.

    Competitors always have to take their own Finish Times so this crossing of an 'imaginary' Start Line and recording their Start Time requires a similar code of honesty.
  • 2012-07-05 15:15:36
    Re: The Tall Ships Races 2012
    Board » Flag Officers » Races
    Sorry, 'twas me. I got my login muddled.
    J_H

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