by s vernon » Sun Oct 28, 2007 2:04 pm
Reichard,
I had considered whether or not I should once again make a fool of myself here, and decided against it, but then you wrote about the NE wind…
From my limited experience at Charleston:
NE wind, perfect for the way the course is laid out.
NNE wind, not so good if some buoys are not moved. Problems are starting line being big time port end favored and course being skewed to the right/long port tack/short starboard tack. That 22 degrees of shift in the median wind can make a pretty big difference in the quality of the racing.
I know you have it covered, but I just cannot restrain myself from shooting my mouth off.
I am very much looking forward to the regatta, having not attended a nationals since Lake Norman.
That should be part of Frank's how to hold a regatta instructions. Very important - always do - starting line pretty much 90 degrees to the median wind (if the wind is fairly steady in direction) and make a good attempt to put the weather mark directly upwind from the starting line, even if that means the weather mark will be quite a ways offshore.
Scott