They have rules about that Doug. Rule 42.2 to be
exact. I'm amazed at what some sailors think they
can get away with. Laser sailors have to be the
worst.
S.

"DSK" wrote in message
...
: I was thinking more like 2 kt true. Many's the
time I've watched
: Thistles chugging around the race course when
it was glassy calm.
:
: Maxprop wrote:
: I think we cheated a lot. :-) Ooching and
such were typical in Thistle
: fleets. But your point is well
taken--Thistles are slippery.
:
: Yes they are. A certain amount of rocking,
pumping, and ooching is
: legal. Common practice in most fleets, shucks
even the better PHRF
: racers are doing it nowadays.... but so far I
haven't seen any boat do
: it as fast as a Thistle.
:
:
:
:
: I used to race my MC in 20kts. or better, but
always with an agile monster
: crewman up front. Of course we sat back on
the transom in such winds, and
: planed like scalded cats. Fun.
:
: I bet so. I am tempted to look for an MC, but
you say they are not
: comfortable? How so? I'm also tempted to get a
Megabyte but don't think
: there is as much of a fleet.
:
:
: I've never been a great fan of scows, despite
racing both MCs and Es. I've
: always tended to go where the large,
competitive fleets are. And in the
: Midwest that's often scows.
:
: Yep. Can't swing a dead cat without hitting a E
on most midwest lakes
:
:
: During our Snipe days we thought nothing of
driving all weekend for a
: five-race regatta. Today, however, I'd have
to agree with you.
:
: It's partly that traffic has gotten so much
worse, and partly that the
: good old days of camping & partying on the lawn
are mostly over. Even
: the avid dinghy racing clubs are getting stuffy
these days, it seems.
:
:
:
: .... We have a Lightning
: fleet nearby and have considered their
Wednesday evening series, but that's
: about as close to one-design racing as we've g
otten in years.
:
: Lightnings are fun boats, a bit of a
crew-punisher but nothing near as
: bad as a Thistle or a J-22. We've had some great
times in ours.... my
: wife felt that the Lightning fleets we ran
around in were not friendly.
: But they're nowhere near as bad as some of the
arrogant butt-heads I
: used to cross tacks with in 470s.
:
: Fresh Breezes- Doug King
: