Read Dennis Conner “no excuse to lose” On Fri, Jul 19, 2019 at 12:55 PM Ian Matthew via CnC-List < [email protected]> wrote:
> Randy > > Here's my information > 1. Where do you race? > San Francisco Bay > 2. What wind conditions are the rule and exception there? > Summer - Westerly winds up to 30 knots (every afternoon) in the summer - a > lot lighter and more variable October - February > 3. What kind of courses do you sail? > All sorts - I prefer the longer races > 4. What sail plan do you fly? > Main, #3 jib (110%) usually in the summer, #1 (155%) in the lighter winds, > spinnaker > 5. What model of boat are you racing? > C&C 29 mk 1 > 6. What PHRF rating do you race with? (please list adjustments) > 174 > 7. What is your boat’s fastest point of sail? > Most competitive on very broad reach to run. Upwind is a struggle in the > high winds, but I play the currents well. > 8. Is there leapfrogging in your races, or do boat-for-boat positions stay > fairly constant? > Depends - I usually do a lot of catching up off the wind > 9. How many boats are you usually competing against? > club racing: 5-10, inter-club racing on the bay: 50-150. Most I have > raced against is 350 (Three Bridge Fiasco in January) > 10. In general, how well do you perform in racing results? > Usually on the podium > > And now a few more subjective questions: > > 11. Do you think your boat’s rating assumes you’ll race it on a particular > kind of course with a particular sail plan? > Well yes!! I race against Newport 30's , Olson 25's, J-24's and a Cal 34 > Mk 1 which is rated 174. (He has me easily upwind and I overtake him > downwind!!) > 12. How do you think your local rating authority determines the rating for > your boat? > The NCPHRF is a good committee and I think they do a really good job.The > committee includes well known racers such as Seadon Wijsen, Jim Antrim, > Stan Honey and Kame Richards (Pineapple Sails) > 13. What do you think are the most important factors in your performance > against your competition? > Tactics!! Good start, playing the currents and being aggressive on my > competitors downwind. I have a superb crew that can handle the spinnaker > really well. Takedowns occur inside 2 boatlengths of the leeward mark. > 14. What do you think are the most important race tactics for beating your > competition? > Being smart - thinking ahead. And race preparation, studying the wind > forecast and knowing what the currents are going to do. The San Francisco > Bay is a very technical race zone. > > Hope this helps you. > -- > Ian Matthew > "Siento el Viento" C&C 29-1 > San Francisco Bay > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Sent from Gmail Mobile
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