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Any Dinghy Sailors Out There?
I'll agree on the tradition part. Tactics can't
be used as an excuse not to use a JY, though. And some or these generalizations about specific boats are garbage. They say you have to foot the JY, but we have a pincher who chronically places at (or near) the top. As with any one design, tactics and boat handling are what always win. If you just want a boat that will stop, then you should try our Xcites. Of course, we tried to get our high schooler to try them for training, and they refused. It could be that when they single hand, they have no one to blame their mistakes on. S "Walt" wrote in message ... : Pony Express wrote: : : : The thing I don't understand is why our : highschoolers don't like the JY's. They want : 420's or FJ's because they're 'faster'. Truth is : that the JY is faster than either of them. : : The 420 and the FJ are standard collegiate racing boats. The JY is : not. I think that's part of the prejudice, even though as you correctly : state the JY is signifignantly faster than the 420 or the 14-foot sleep : aid known as the Flying Junior. : : So, why isn't the JY a college racing boat? Part of it's tradition, : surely, but there's another piece of the puzzle that I just found out a : couple of weeks ago. A lot of college racing is team racing where boat : handling and tactics is more important than boat speed. The problem : with the JY is that it's hard to stop it cold in it's tracks. Now, you : might not think "stopping the boat" is all that important in racing, but : it is at the collegiate level. : : : : -- : //-Walt : // : // |
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