tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post245149526391624967..comments2023-09-30T23:22:48.898-07:00Comments on Improper Course: Mexico Laser Master Worlds - Day 5Doug / Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05161131921177367663noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-27153160999322036262016-06-11T06:08:25.031-07:002016-06-11T06:08:25.031-07:00Hm, OK thanks. That's interesting.Hm, OK thanks. That's interesting.Tom Edomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222768165008601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-47638358707848137762016-06-08T08:47:03.111-07:002016-06-08T08:47:03.111-07:00It depends on the expected conditions, but 72 kg s...It depends on the expected conditions, but 72 kg sounds light. Brendan Casey won the windy 1996 Radial Worlds and he's a big guy - my guess is well over 80 kg. Somewhere in between should be good, but I'm certainly not a Radial expert.Doug / Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161131921177367663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-56294995136455468632016-06-05T03:22:46.297-07:002016-06-05T03:22:46.297-07:00Yes, sorry I did mean Mark not his brother. For so...Yes, sorry I did mean Mark not his brother. For some reason when I think of Bethwaite juniour, Julian comes to mind.<br />I suppose there is no chance that he can comment on what made him so 'unbeatable'. I always think it is curious that there are some people who can jump into a boat and achieve a marked margin of speed and pointing on everyone else. It all ought to be down to physics but somehow is not.<br />Unfortunately I am not (yet) one of them.<br />In the GM and GGM fleets, what do you think is the breakpoint between a competitive Radial weight and a competitive Standard weight. At about 72 kg (159 lb) I am not sure which way to jump.Tom Edomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222768165008601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-5107526073662645352016-05-30T05:07:42.925-07:002016-05-30T05:07:42.925-07:00Assume you mean Mark. Someone said 79 kilos (174 p...Assume you mean Mark. Someone said 79 kilos (174 pounds). I weighted a little more but was not as fit, will publish my race journals shortly.Doug / Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161131921177367663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-60204783595218317282016-05-30T04:45:55.330-07:002016-05-30T04:45:55.330-07:00Congrats, Doug, on a great result. (Maybe not quit...Congrats, Doug, on a great result. (Maybe not quite the one you were fighting for...).<br /><br />I'd be interested to know what weight Julian was sailing at. All the pics I've seen in the past he seems a big guy or are those all really out of date?<br /><br />I guess you will come up with an analysis of what made him so hard to beat?Tom Edomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02222768165008601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-30034359762890483392016-05-28T12:24:33.753-07:002016-05-28T12:24:33.753-07:00Great, thanks!Great, thanks!Al Sargenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698253752203766393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-50773605032773223202016-05-28T07:37:43.706-07:002016-05-28T07:37:43.706-07:00I just talked with a few people rigging up for thi...I just talked with a few people rigging up for this our final day. The Aussies are using the Pryde which seems to have had some quality problems. I asked Brett which one he would buy and he was leaning towards Hyde because of the quality problems that North has had.Doug / Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05161131921177367663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-72202644803872570622016-05-28T07:09:44.687-07:002016-05-28T07:09:44.687-07:00When I get back to a regular keyboard, I'll po...When I get back to a regular keyboard, I'll post the full list of competitors and whether they had the new or old sail. You might be able to extrapolate from country and finish position. From what I can see, at this point it will come down to the sailor and not the sail since they are still in a learning curve about the best set up. It may take several regattas (and years) to see a consistently better performance of a particular manufacturer. For years Doug swore Hyde was better but a few years ago he began to think North was better. Mark and Doug both agreed that it was a shame Doug didn't have the new sail for this event. They might have been closer. We'll see next year in Croatia./Pamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-28407667771681597502016-05-27T22:25:28.746-07:002016-05-27T22:25:28.746-07:00Thanks for all the updates. Any thoughts as to whi...Thanks for all the updates. Any thoughts as to which of the new MKII sails are fastest -- North, Hyde, or Pryde (available in Oz)?Al Sargenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09698253752203766393noreply@blogger.com