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Comment on Scoop – 34th America’s Cup by Liv Leigh

Liv Leigh — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:04:36 +0000

I guess the America’s Cup has never been about fair racing, if you look back at it’s history since the 1850′s, up to present day, you see little to nothing that has to do with sports as we commonly see it nowadays: “A sport is an organized, competitive, entertaining, and skillful physical activity requiring commitment and fair play, in which a winner can be defined by objective means”*

*Definition from wikipedia

Comment on Collector’s Edition – SLSA Rankings 6 months by Bea Woodget

Bea Woodget — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:06:07 +0000

Humm… I forgot TrYC in the list of Yacht Clubs…. So sorry, all my apologies ….

Comment on SL Yacht Clubs by Bea Woodget

Bea Woodget — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:50:26 +0000

I think they are on the way to move to http://slurl.com/secondlife/Anchor which was their annex so far

Comment on SL Yacht Clubs by Vanadis Falconer

Vanadis Falconer — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:45:44 +0000

Hi
What happend to Waypoint YC! Was on my way so sail on the Olympic course but everything was gone just a lawn left.
Have they moved or just shut down?

Comment on Scoop – 34th America’s Cup by jane fossett

jane fossett — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:39:03 +0000

I guess I have no logical basis for this opinion, but I admit I have great, enduring affection for the history of the Americas Cup and the glorious tradition of classic monohulls and courageous teams that competed over fifteen decades.
The last AC go-around looked pretty bizarre; full of bankers and attorneys… a ‘Beta-game test’* with awkward plastic spiders skitterring across the water.
Grin… It’s just my opinion.

* actually… “Alpha game test.”

Comment on Scoop – 34th America’s Cup by Bea Woodget

Bea Woodget — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:07:41 +0000

Yep. We already have lot of details, including performances of this new class (in writing by US Sailing as defined by the defender). Somehow similar to Extreme-40 with wings…
It is also quite sure that next LVT will use something close to Extreme-40 and not ACC anymore (last in Dubai, where several teams won’t join for that reason).
It is also great to see american interested in serious multihull racing. I like it, but one must be honest: in another hand, such a choice gives the defender a step ahead in terms of architectural research. Given their poor results in ACC these days, at the Louis Vuitton Trophy and the 1851 Cup against Team Origin in early August in Cowes, it is clear they better to choose a multihull to stay ahead and keep an architectural R&D advantage. Fair isnt’it? … Russell Coutts repeated the wish of BMW Oracle Racing, winner of the America’s Cup, was to modernize the event and make it much more attractive. He never told more fair…

Comment on Scoop – 34th America’s Cup by Soro Dagostino

Soro Dagostino — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 19:47:19 +0000

Oooops, it looks as if the ACA 30 might be the stuff of history. Be that as it may, it does have a lot of bells and whistles to keep us all busy until Juan and the boys come up with the new cat’s design.

Comment on Curse of the Champions? by Bea Woodget

Bea Woodget — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 18:32:50 +0000

Don? No!

Comment on Curse of the Champions? by Don Berithos

Don Berithos — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 14:37:19 +0000

YCs want to “rule” SL Sailing).?Isnt this who hosting most the events now ? Are our current efforts in vain ?. Were not doing a good enough Job?.

2. If you are looking for new effort promoting new sailors why don’t you promote SLSA Rankings and the Sailing Academy?
This is the second or third time Ive seen this . http://isailsl.blogspot.com/ Posts a link to your site twice on its Blog’ isnt this enough?.
Blog or.COM Is there a diference in these Media forms ?I thought here was .
3.Why not hold …blah blah“. Ask the Yacht Clubs?
[The legends race well how about an all star race at the opening of the Hall of fame , Hall of fame should elect a committee and invite the Competitors ,. To there Invitional Or Have a suggestion box at the site our actually all the clubs in SL so sailors could .Suggest participants }is what I wrote if suggestions are BLah Blah from the clubs that oragnize and hold events each week and suggestion boxs a bad idea whos trying to control sailing?
4.We be happy to hold the Jane Vrs Bea Charity Merithon Race race, Yes I did right Merithon , With lots of lights and entertainment all day long In the Sea of Fables . At the Free Adiratic sailing . Nor would look like this .
Jane Fossit vrs Beu Woodget Charity Laps event (Donate the proceeds to the Hall of fame . One suggestion .
Leaving .The Free adiratic line Travel North to the arafura line then south to the Yuu line Mainly to get it some use east and back around the island . Lets say three hours Time limit . Sailors could sponser amount of laps made in this time frame . On a Per Lap Basis . Winner will be the most laps completed . And of course the sailing hall of fame. Any Takers?

Comment on Curse of the Champions? by Bea Woodget

Bea Woodget — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:53:51 +0000

1. Are “Beu Woodget” and “Jane Fossit” names of SL AVies Mister Dang Benitos?
2. Could you please remove your mitten when using a keyboard?
3. About the nice “light at the end of tunnel for the grading races“: No, there is no tunnel after the light… There is certainly a point you misunderstood: Rankings are perpetual, on a 12-month period calculated on a rolling basis (btw several projects are underway to use the current rankings as a “qualification” level for entering a Cup). Thus: No ending. No finals. Surprising isn’t it? I know this may be hard to understand, as this kind of event doesn’t belong to anyone, neither an individual nor a Yacht Club, but to the community, thus to everyone. The light is there, in daily races, in monthly updates on the Rankings. But if you are looking for a party with spotlights, to bring more traffic at your club, feel free to host one around your grading events. For our part, meanwhile, we sail.
4. “Why not hold …blah blah“. Ask the Yacht Clubs? Ask also some others (YCs and bloggers) why they boycott the SLSA Rankings? (and also the Academy by the way?). The Rankings are based on a voluntarism approach, open to all, with no obligation. It is in the hands of sailors first (made for them), then RDs. “YCs” for some of them, are like brakes. I’d wish more independent RDs host grading events, more YCs involved, more classes, more opportunities to race in some timezones (this last point is the main question we have: I have no answer, as so far, YCs want to “rule” SL Sailing).
5. The basic principle of SLSA rankings will remain unchanged: if someone tries to change the purpose of graded events for his own business, changing basic principle, the concerned events will be immediately ungraded.
6. Regarding a “Beu vs Fossit” match, my dear Dang, what are criterias? Do you mean a “race of bloggers”, or did Fossit won a cup I am not aware of?
7. “The legends race well how about an all star race at the opening of the Hall of fame , Hall of fame should elect a committee and invite the Competitors ,. To there Invitional Or Have a suggestion box at the site our actually all the clubs in SL so sailors could .Suggest participants“. Isn’t what I suggested? Also, there are 2 different things: a fun event (Champion’s Trophy), and a serious SL Sailors of the Year (which is also largely boycotted…but works pretty well)