tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post7083910876901850248..comments2023-09-30T23:22:48.898-07:00Comments on Improper Course: Weight of Clothing and EquipmentDoug / Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05161131921177367663noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-30432920127738352812014-10-23T19:31:23.729-07:002014-10-23T19:31:23.729-07:00I am not that guy......although when I was a 135 p...I am not that guy......although when I was a 135 pound high school senior and college freshman I would wear a Patagonia fleece outside my drysuit in heavy air when racing. I never embraced the radial as no one in my fleet had one. I was even protested at a college regatta and in the middle.of the hearing the Harvard? Coach burst in with a scale and asked me to step on it. Then he looked at the 3rd place finisher at 5 foot 11 and 190 pounds and asked if he would have protested me even if i had not beaten him. It worked for me then. I would not consider doing it now. Technique is better than weight. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-17137050426208528512014-10-21T00:12:07.176-07:002014-10-21T00:12:07.176-07:00I'm weighing in very late as I'm still not...I'm weighing in very late as I'm still not home. It's a pity that some people choose to hide behind the "Anonymous" moniker. I know it was not Doug's intention to cheat. However, as usual, I've learned a lot from the posts and the subsequent saga and my knowledge of the RRS has been enhanced. That's always been Doug and Pam's intention with the blog so I sincerely hope that they push on with it and not worry about it too much. <br /><br />I also find myself in the too light range for the Laser, but the difference for me is that I'm too light for the Radial. I weigh less than nearly all the competitors in the 4.7s, so I struggled in the heavy Hyeres breezes. I feel Doug may have been a bit hasty in switching to the full rig, and he would certainly have done much better had he sailed a Radial. Doug is in a much better position than I am, as all he has to do is swap back to the Radial. I cannot swap to a 4.7 as there is no meaningful competition for Masters in that rig at regattas and none whatsoever at the club where I sail. So for me, I'll just stick with the good and the bad. I know I'll be at a disadvantage in the heavy stuff, but also, I'll have no excuses in the lighter stuff!<br /><br />Bruce Taylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00183133295468764937noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-25018565843500369062014-10-20T18:37:05.269-07:002014-10-20T18:37:05.269-07:00
The blogs are amazing. Please never stop! <br />The blogs are amazing. Please never stop! Cathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04034589804902938946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-2638995887697150872014-10-20T17:54:39.438-07:002014-10-20T17:54:39.438-07:00Thank you Michael, Sam and Roberto for your suppor...Thank you Michael, Sam and Roberto for your support and comments (and willingness to identify yourselves). I do plan to seek further clarification and interpretation of the rules from both the proper sailing authorities and the Laser class just to satisfy my curiosity. <br /><br />Roberto, it was nice to meet you in France. Doug got "chicked" in Oman and switched back to the full rig. <br />After you beat up on him that first day at the Worlds, he was saying he had been "Italianed." He looks forward to sailing with you again./Pamhttp://www.impropercourse.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-138201467734275392014-10-20T12:43:34.869-07:002014-10-20T12:43:34.869-07:00From Roberto Bini
I am not a Sailing Judge but a s...From Roberto Bini<br />I am not a Sailing Judge but a simple sailor thinking with his Engineer mind.<br />I cannot understand and consider this attack to Doug by an Anonymous...<br />Rule 43.1 wants to avoid that someone carries clothing or equipment expressely conceived to increase his weight. Everybody knows that a wet T-shirt weights more than nothing but the T-shirt is not a piece of equipment conceived to increase the weight, he has or can have a different aim. To avoid that a sailor wears too many T-shirts (wet or dry) another rule states the maximum weight of the clothes/equipment. That's all. Even if Doug ingenuously wrote he decided to wear a piece of cloth to increase his weight we shall not negatively judge his intention. We should only ask Doug if the total weight of his clothes exceeded the allowed limit. I do not ask him because I saw how light gear he was wearing during these windy regattas compared to my Zhik superwarm gear!<br />Doug and Pam: thanks for your blogs and your contagious enthusiasm in sailing, please go on full speed ahead!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11581102231538847838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-786605186019575822014-10-20T11:43:38.329-07:002014-10-20T11:43:38.329-07:00A pretty sloppy rule. First we wore sweat shirts ...A pretty sloppy rule. First we wore sweat shirts and dragged in the water to be sure they were heavy. Then we had water jackets to wear. and then they said we had to have air in the jacket also so it would help us float if we were out of the boat. Now you can have so much weight if you say it is for warmth or for padding , but not if you add it to gain weight. Doesn't make much sense.Sam Chapinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03183706021465394222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-743510240401399331.post-21052749141442126032014-10-20T09:11:11.917-07:002014-10-20T09:11:11.917-07:00Only Doug can decide what his purpose was in weari...Only Doug can decide what his purpose was in wearing the item. It is inappropriate for third parties to decide what his intent was based on a blog entry. Blogs are imprecise documents and are meant to be "thought-streams", not absolute and complete capture of all the facts.<br /><br />Doug: Please keep blogging and do not be discouraged. I really appreciate all your posts, including this one from Pam. Michael O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16959377490776373694noreply@blogger.com