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Board » Flag Officers » Races » Boat choice poll for Boston-Newport race.

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Posted by 76Trombones Posts 362 Registered at 2009-08-03 18:04:56	2009-12-29 21:40:08 - Boat choice poll for Boston-Newport race.
	Post annotated by Incognito : This thread was moved from the category General Discussion. A timed race from Boston to Newport is being considered for the slot following Hobart-Sydney. This poll is to decide what boat to race, and whether to offer the option of more than one boat type. Sailors can change boats when they start a new run. Estimated duration of a run is 6-12hours and the race will be open for one week. Please respond with your choice of the 4 options below: 60' Trimaran VO70 Orange All three The poll will CLOSE with the starting gun for the Hobart-Sydney race. The checkbox for each option is the one "above" it. The fifth choice (show results) lets you trade your vote for a peek at the outcome. --- Last Edited by 76Trombones at 2009-12-29 21:45:34 --- --- Last Edited by 76Trombones at 2009-12-29 21:52:17 --- --- Last Edited by 76Trombones at 2009-12-29 22:25:28 ---
Poll: Which boat for Boston-Newport 60' Trimaran VO70 Orange 125 All three Show Results (You won't be able to vote.) You need to be logged in to vote.
Posted by K3 (Bernd) Posts 130 Registered at 2008-08-25 12:34:07	2009-12-29 21:48:38 - Re: Boat choice poll for Boston-Newport race.
	My vote wasn't counted. Easy to control because nobody's vote was counted Btw, I want all three.
Posted by 76Trombones Posts 362 Registered at 2009-08-03 18:04:56	2009-12-29 21:56:23 - Re: Boat choice poll for Boston-Newport race.
	The poll layout is deceptive. The bottom checkbox is to trade your vote for a peek at results... SOLer's word is good enough for me on this sort of thing. If anyone gets tripped up just post here.
Posted by AUS_Scott76 Posts 8 Registered at 2009-07-23 10:04:10	2009-12-29 21:59:27 - Re: Boat choice poll for Boston-Newport race.
	not sure if my vote was counted.....dont think it was.....I vote for all 3 AUS_scot
Posted by FR_Joystik_CDT Posts 2 Registered at 2009-07-04 13:43:49	2009-12-29 22:43:34 - Re: Boat choice poll for Boston-Newport race.
	hello ! It's a pity that the polls are not on home page. Who knows there is a poll ? Someone told me, so I came here. There is now only 24 votes !! good game all --- Last Edited by Joystik at 2009-12-29 22:51:53 ---
Posted by filou3 Posts 2 Registered at 2009-07-14 20:15:30	2009-12-29 23:03:35 - Re: Boat choice poll for Boston-Newport race.
	Hi, I'm completly agree with Joy. good luck Yours
Posted by RainbowChaser Posts 2656 Registered at 2009-06-14 09:44:50	2009-12-29 23:26:42 - Re: Boat choice poll for Boston-Newport race.
	Hi - for avoidance of doubt...I VOTE for all three boats!!
Posted by CajunQueen Posts 24 Registered at 2008-03-03 10:55:35	2009-12-30 07:21:06 - Re: Boat choice poll for Boston-Newport race.
	If we go for the 3 boats, we have also to have a ranking of the 3 different classes. Otherwise, it isn't fair. The polars of the 3 boats are not matching with eachother, so the outcome will also be not comparable... Not everybody has the time to sail with the 3 boats in the best conditions in the one week we get. "Sailing is an Art"
Posted by CajunQueen Posts 24 Registered at 2008-03-03 10:55:35	2009-12-30 07:27:32 - Re: Boat choice poll for Boston-Newport race.
	I only agree for the 3 boats if we have separate rankings for each boat. Not everybody has the time to race with all 3 boats in ideal weather during the week the race is open! If not, we have the same discussion as we have already for months: sailing with the help of extra software, compared with normal brain use... The first part will be able to do the race with the 3 boats with extra help, and the others will have no change at all. "Sailing is an Art"
Posted by AWoL Posts 23 Registered at 2009-07-01 15:15:13	2009-12-30 18:06:10 - Re: Boat choice poll for Boston-Newport race.
	Couldn't agree more Cajun Queen. I'll be sitting this one out. My worry is that such races (timed races) are becoming too lengthy and too frequent. The odd one here and there is fine, but if that is at the expense of conventional races then I can see my enthusiasm for SOL taking a dive. Call me an old fuddy duddy, even "obnoxious" as one who shall remain nameless did on my expressing these sentiments, if you like. Nevertheless I think the time to speak up has come, and I hope others like-minded will do the same and halt what I, rightly or wrongly, perceive to be an irritating trend. AWoL --- Last Edited by Andrew Lees at 2009-12-30 18:34:54 --- --- Last Edited by Andrew Lees at 2009-12-30 18:52:59 ---

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