Wow, this is getting almost predictable. Any idea on the time deltas between finishers?
Mike
edit: I got one side of the story on the 10% penalty, and I'm trying to get the other. Sounds pretty damn Mickey Mouse so far... the RC from another course protested a N17 for passing too close to their race circle... and the protest was upheld.
Not that gem again...
What circle? PM me if needed.
BTW, why did Enrique's score change to RET for Race 4?
Mike
Seems to me that it would be tough to hold competitors accountable when RC's set up courses that have overlapping laylines.
I've got a 16yr. old daughter named Sara, I'm trying to talk her into driving for me...oh, and she weighs about 100lbs!
edit: I got one side of the story on the 10% penalty, and I'm trying to get the other. Sounds pretty damn Mickey Mouse so far... the RC from another course protested a N17 for passing too close to their race circle... and the protest was upheld.
Not that gem again...
What circle? PM me if needed.
BTW, why did Enrique's score change to RET for Race 4?
Mike
Seems to me that it would be tough to hold competitors accountable when RC's set up courses that have overlapping laylines.
Perhaps the competitor should protest the RC who set their course right in his way?!
I christen thee, the Flying Wasp!
Hey, you scratched my anchor!
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I've got a 16yr. old daughter named Sara, I'm trying to talk her into driving for me...oh, and she weighs about 100lbs!
I think I'm going to rename my boat Sarah.
Beth's gonna be pissed when I start calling her Sarah!
The incident apparently occurred when Matt and Sarah were not racing - the circles are unlikely to overlap with the calibre of RC onsite, but the cats have to sail quite a distance at this venue to get to their circle. Someone felt infringed upon...
Negative, Ghostrider. The pattern is full.
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Beth's gonna be pissed when I start calling her Sarah!
That's the quote of the week right there!
Edit: Although, if it makes you start winning races, she may not mind as much...
Mike
OK, that makes more sense.
http:/
1 USA 31 NEWBERRY, Sarah CASEY, John [3] 1 1 1 1 1 5.00 1
2 USA 38 STREATER, Sarah WHITEHEAD, Matthew 1 [4/10%](1) 2 2 2 2 9.00 2
3 USA 23 REISS, Taylor LIHAN, Sarah 2 [6] 3 3 6 3 17.00 3
4 USA 42 TARTAGLINO, Sandra FARRAR, Jonathan [5] 4 4 4 3 4 19.00 4
5 PUR 29 FIGUEROA, Enrique MALATRASI, Carla 4 2 6 [8/RET] 5 6 23.00 5
6 CAN 30 RAMSAY, Luke GIRKE, Nikola 6 [7] 7 6 4 5 28.00 6
7 USA 25 BERGAN, Lindsay BERGAN, Dalton [8/RET] 5 5 5 7 7 29.00 7
Beth's gonna be pissed when I start calling her Sarah!
Severity depends on time and location.
Pretty good article with links and photos regarding the mix multihull here.
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I can hear it now....
(lawyer to Beth)
what was the first thing the decedent said to you?....
...when he regained consciousness...
Looks like another 10% penalty was assessed yesterday... on a different team.
I think SN+JC have a good chance of winning this one...
Conditions are reported to be lighter and shifty today. Let's see if Mike Hill and Dave Ingram are right about a finish position reshuffle.
Look like CAN got the same, lame (IMO) penalty - www.regattanetwork.com/
There is no shortage of DPI opportunities in the SIs, are you sure it was the same breach? If so, hard to say they didn't deserve it after being warned by the first one. If the IJ is being overly draconian, that should be reported.
Mike
Mike, I just find it very hard to credit a N17 making the particularly long trek back to the catamaran boat park would be dumb enough to interfere with another fleet's race. Both protests were filed by the RC - I'm sure you learned, as I did, that the RC's job is to provide a level playing field and ONLY file against a competitor in the event no OTHER competitor was in a position to see a rule infraction. Granted, I don't know all the facts found, but certainly the first penalty seems (from witness accounts) to have been uncalled for. There seems a potential of a PRO on another course with an over-inflated sense of importance. It would take a serious infraction that affected sailors on my course for me to reach into another fleet's standings.
I'm thinking water baloons...
Launched by the 'offenders' at the RC with the stick up his butt.
;^)
So, are you saying that the second penalty is for breaking the same rule?
Without being there, it's hard to take sides, but I've seen this before, and was able to talk the PRO off the cliff just enough to avoid a protest or worse. You don't want to know what the other judges were saying before I spoke up and shut it down...
Mike
Nacra 17 Race 7 Preliminary Top 3: 1.Ramsay/Girke (CAN) 2.Figueroa/Malatrasi (PUR) 3.Newberry/Casey (USA)
Wow...
Results refreshed...
Results through Race 8 are up... Streater/Whitehead put up two DFLs today... still in 2nd by 4, but Reiss/Lihan can now see Silver...
What's really important here is that the top three positions are held by Sarah.
Kristin's already agreed that when she changes her name (as part of her divorce agreement) to her family name, she'll also change her first name .... to ...
Sarah
Sarah Fullerton
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Appears that the capsize shown early wasn't intentional...not sure if they were turning down at the time, it almost looks like they flipped going upwind??
Nice job Newberry/Casey!