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By Derek Priestley · Posted
I realised a few weeks ago that its 50 years this year since RADIOSAILING began in earnest within the MYA. Yes I know that there were radio A class racing at Poole Gosport and YM5mOA (Hampton Court RYC to you new commers!) , but by early 1970's people were starting to put radio equipment into Marbleheads and there was an explosion of radio marblehead racing around the country. Recognising this development, the MYA and the Guildford MYC organised, in 1974, the the first Radio Marblehead National Championship. This is an anniversary worth celebrating, and I urge all radio Marblehead sailors young & old with aincient and modern boats to join us at this years event at Datchet RSC over the weekend of the 1st & 2nd of June. There were 4 people present at the first Champs who are still racing today. John Cleave, Roger Stollery, Peter Stollery, and myself. Peter Stollery I hear you cry, surely he's much too young!! Well yes he is, but nevertheless, he was there, in his pram with his mum!! So why not comke & see us, we can regail you with stories about how my Marblehead (a Bewitched) design weighed double (26lbs) the weight of the winning (Teacher's Pet) design at 13lbs. probably why David Waugh won, & I was a lowly 12th!! -
My reply above covers what the RRS says, but what is more important is the tactical situation and how the rules may be used to gain an advantage. While you may luff a boat to windward, what is the point? They are trying to block your wind, and you have the right to defend it, but while you are both luffing, the rest of the fleet is gaining on both of you. On a run, what is more important is to protect the inside line for the next mark – so if they are trying to pass to weather but will make them outside at the mark, let them go. If they are trying to be inside boat at the mark, then you should start to head up well before the overlap even begins to make it clear you will not let them and to encourage them to go below, so that you will be the one with mark room. John -
The rules that apply to two boats on the same tack (gybe) are R 11 Windward stays clear, and R 16.1 - the leeward ROW boat as she alters course, must give the other boat room to stay clear. So the leeward boat may luff all the way to head to wind as long as she complies with 16.1 and the other boat must keep clear. Note that the concept of 'proper course' does not apply here as there in no mention of proper course in either R 11 or 16.1. John
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