Janet wrote:
Capt. Rob wrote:

Recently I spoke with several 35s5 owners who told me they had mostly
abandoned racing their boats because ratings (under 120) were unfair
for the boat. They claimed that very experienced crews could sail a
perfectly tuned 35s5 to 120 or better, but that most people couldn't
and a rating should be based on typical performance ratios rather than
a hard to achieve combo of excellent crew and rig tuning. Is this
bellyaching? When do boats get an unfair rating? A boat we sailed on
rated at 129 and did well in races, but perhaps the owner was fanatical
about it. He claimed he was a lazy racer and still won, but this
conflicts with other comments. How do some boats, such as an Elite 326
get a rating that is so easy to sail to or beat, while others have an
uphill battle?
A local J24 racer told me that a boat should NOT be rated to anything
less than it's best possible performance. Does this make sense and how
often and fairly is it applied?


RB
35s5...the better boat
NY


So what you are saying is "I can't sail or rig a yacht properly so it
isn't fair. Everything should be based around me and my ineptitude."

You want the boat to be handicapped by the standard of the crew, not
rated at its potential.

Why don't you just learn to sail?


Janet

We've all been asking that question for years....

We've all been asking that question for years....


Hey, look! An actual sailing thread and it's trolled by two "women."



RB
35s5
NY

Capt. Rob wrote:
We've all been asking that question for years....


Hey, look! An actual sailing thread and it's trolled by two "women."



RB
35s5
NY

Truth hurts, huh, crybabu? You sxpect the whole world to revolve
around you. Grow up.

You sxpect the whole world to revolve
around you.


Nope...just this group.

Grow up.

Why? So I can end up like you with some crappy boat and a life
philosphy of "more of the same." No thanks, I'll pass on growing up!



RB
35s5
NY

Capt. Rob wrote:
You sxpect the whole world to revolve
around you.


Nope...just this group.

Grow up.

Why? So I can end up like you with some crappy boat and a life
philosphy of "more of the same." No thanks, I'll pass on growing up!



RB
35s5
NY

More of the same? My life is hardly that. In the past 5 years we
have seen so much change that it has been hard to keep up with it at
times. You, however, by your own posts, are caught in the selfsame
rut that you have been in since you first started to post here.

I could comment, but I comparing you to women would
be an insult to women.

"Swabbie Robbie" wrote
Hey, look! An actual sailing thread and it's trolled by two "women."