There was some confusion with today’s starting setup and sequence. I was on Liberty Prevails. It appears the starting line was initially set up for an upwind start for a course which would have made Can 81A or Green 1 the first mark (southerly light wind).
The final course selection was A short which made HHSA B the first mark, and a downwind start. The RC chose not to delay the start and reset the line to put the committee boat on the starboard end of the line. Not sure where Spook was, but Liberty Prevails,
Gaia, and Red Sky were on the course side when the starting sequence commenced. LP and Spook managed to return to the starting side of the line prior to the start, but Gaia and Red Sky did not, which delayed their start. In hindsight, it would have been fairer
to all four boats to have delayed the start until all boats were in the starting area.
Ted
> On Jun 10, 2017, at 3:21 PM, Racing Discussions <
racing_discussions@hhsa.org> wrote:
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> Thanks for the RC help today. Just a note about the start.
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> The starting line was reversed today with the RC vessels on pin side.
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> I understand if the wind shifted, but a delay in the start to get the RC on the correct side would have been appropriate.
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> There were only 4 racing, but two were OCS trying to figure out which side was which.
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> When I ask which side, Ted said it was reversed but the RC said start normal it was a downwind start. It was a little confusing.
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> That said, again we do appreciate the RC help and hanging out to get our finish times.
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> Cheers
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> Doug
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