Dinghy Sailing Tuition
National Sailing Scheme
We work closely with the RYA in developing the National Sailing Scheme. This progressive approach to tuition provides a tried-and-tested way to learn to sail. Holidays shouldn’t feel like school, so we endeavour to make everything from your first taster to high performance race techniques, as much fun as possible!
Start Sailing - Level 1
Great for those new to learn to sail holidays, Level 1 provides a comprehensive introduction to dinghy sailing. It is designed to get you on the water using modern, single-handed dinghies and requires no previous experience.
The course covers a wide variety of skills to enable you to sail confidently such as; wind awareness, rigging basics, knots and sailing theory.
Start Sailing is available in all of our centres.
Basic Skills - Level 2
Level 2 aims to fine-tune the skills and boat handling manoeuvres learnt at Level 1. The course sets out the foundations of sailing with the aim of producing competent light wind sailors who are able to sail and make informed decisions in good conditions.
You can expect to learn more advanced techniques in a variety of craft including; rigging according to weather conditions, coming alongside a moored boat, capsize recovery and essential safety background.
Try Finikounda – Great for the progressing beginner. Holiday sailing at it’s best!
Seamanship Skills
Moving on from Basic Skills, the main focus of this course is fine-tuning skills already learnt and boat handling manoeuvres, whilst increasing your self-reliance and decision making skills.
Day Sailing
We are able to endorse most sections of this course, enabling competent sailors to confidently plan and execute a safe day cruise, aspects covered include pilotage, interpretation of charts and use of GPS.
Finikounda is the main place to go for day sailing.
Sailing with Spinnakers
Sailing with Spinnakers teaches you how to sail a dinghy rigged with an asymmetric or symmetric spinnaker and some trapezing.
Try Porto Heli for a fantastic destination for a sailing holiday with tuition.
Start Racing
You will learn to race a variety of craft from single handers to performance boats. The aim is to gain a good understanding of the rules and techniques of racing, including the course and starting sequence, boat preparation, tactics and racing rules.
Performance Sailing
This is an advanced course for experienced sailors using high performance craft and covers a range of sessions including rigging, tuning, teamwork, trapezing, hiking, tacking and downwind sailing.
Porto Heli is the ideal place for performance sailing.
Dinghy Sailing Equipment
Advances in design and technology have continued to make dinghy sailing easier and more enjoyable than ever before. We've selected tghe best craft from leading British manufacturers Laser and RS, equipping our clubs with a range of kit to suit local wind and conditions.
Laser Funboats
Stable, safe and fun! Perfect for children. Available in all centres except Dahab
Laser Pico
A perfect beginners’ boat with easy-to-use controls. Available in all centres
Laser 1
The classic Olympic class single hander. Exciting sailing. Available in all centres except Vassiliki
Laser 2000
A popular boat for families and friends looking for a stable hull but no shortage of features.
Available in Halkidiki, Sivota, Ortakent, Finikounda and Porto Heli,
Laser 3000
A performance machine ideally suited to teenagers and lighter crews. Fast action with a spinnaker and trapeze. Available in Finikounda
Laser Bahia
A stable and spacious cockpit with space for up to 5 adults, together with a light hull and large gennaker makes a great day sail and cruising boat, with a performance edge.
Available in Lemnos and Lesvos
Laser 4000
Serious fun in the fast lane. A high performance skiff with adjustable racks and a large sail area. With tuition and practice, the 4000 flies. Available in Finikounda and Porto Heli
Laser Stratos
A good size family cruiser, the Stratos is ideal for day sailing, combining stability and performance features.Available in Lemnos, Lesvos, Halkidiki, Finikounda and Porto Heli
Laser Vago XD
Unmatched handling, versatility and exhilarating performance are harnessed by Laser in a unique modern design with high spec sails and trapeze. Available in Lemnos, Lesvos and Dahab
Dart 16
A popular catamaran equally at home pottering around on a day sail or on a trapezing joyride. The Dart 16 is a firm favourite in our centres. Available in all centres
Optimist
The definitive youth racer, the Optimist has traditionally been the first step on the road to success for competitive young sailors. Available in Porto Heli and Finikounda
RS Feva
A versatile dinghy, introducing several advanced features on a user friendly craft suited to younger sailors.Available in Finikounda, Porto Heli, Lemnos and Lesvos
RS 200
An easy to sail dinghy that brings the excitement of asymmetric sailing to everybody, including lighter sailors and youngsters. Available in Porto Heli
RS 400
LDC’s modern classic, a hiking asymmetric. The ultimate choice for the ambitious improver.
Available in Porto Heli
RS 500
Exciting performance with a simple user friendly layout and easy handling.Available in Porto Heli
RS 800
An exciting high performance skiff with twin trapeze that is remarkably easy for competent sailors to master.Available in Porto Heli and Finikounda
29er
A fast, exciting ride, the 29er is a high performance boat ideally suited to light weight sailors and youth racing.Available in Porto Heli
Bareboat Charter
Our Bareboat sailing holidays gives more experienced sailors the freedom to sail where, when and however they please. No itinerary, no set routes and no one to bother you. Bareboat holidays are the ultimate getaway.
Plot your own route around the many picturesque bays, lively little harbour towns and fishing villages scattered about the coastlines of our huge sailing areas. Spend as long as you like at any stop, return to your favourite places over and over, or keep on the move to discover something new around every point.
Of course, since you’re with Neilson you’ll still have the benefit of our expertise. Before you depart, our bareboat co-ordinator will go through the route you’ve planned, pointing out the highlights of your journey. And it’s always worth picking their brains, because they often have a nugget of advice that could really make your holiday. And naturally, they’ll also call or text you each morning to pass on weather conditions and check that everything on the yacht is as it should be.
All of our Bareboat holidays are provided with the following:
• Full tanks of diesel, water and gas
• Marine insurance
• Flights and transfers
• Comprehensive tools and spares
• A quick fix manual for everyday repair and maintenance
• Handheld GPS
• Additional charts and pilot book
• Mobile phone and charger
• Extra warps
• Starter pack
• No damage waiver or deposit to pay
Bareboat Holidays support Includes:
• A dedicated bareboat co-ordinator
• A full skipper and engineer’s briefing
• Details of all flotilla routes, staff and contact numbers
Experience Levels
When booking bareboat holidaywe ask that at least two people aboard are aged 18 years or over and have plenty of sailing knowledge and experience, having been in charge of a sailing vessel for several cruises, possibly on previous flotilla holidays. Both must be comfortable sailing in a range of conditions. If this level of experience cannot be satisfied, a flotilla holiday may be more appropriate.
Dinghy Sailing Equipment
When you go on a Neilson sailing holiday with tuition, every club is recognised as a RYA Training Centre. Each of our clubs is regularly inspected for standards of tuition, facilities and equipment and all must have qualified staff, suitable boats and adequate safety cover ensuring quality sailing tuition. Holidays with us will have you carving through the seas in no time!
We always include RYA tuition and courses in the cost of your holiday, whether you are a first timer aiming for your RYA Level 1 certificate, or an expert working on your performance sailing.
National Sailing Scheme
We work closely with the RYA in developing the National Sailing Scheme. This progressive approach to tuition provides a tried-and-tested way to learn to sail. Holidays shouldn’t feel like school, so we endeavour to make everything from your first taster to high performance race techniques, as much fun as possible!
Start Sailing - Level 1
Great for those new to learn to sail holidays, Level 1 provides a comprehensive introduction to dinghy sailing. It is designed to get you on the water using modern, single-handed dinghies and requires no previous experience.
The course covers a wide variety of skills to enable you to sail confidently such as; wind awareness, rigging basics, knots and sailing theory.
Start Sailing is available in all of our centres.
Basic Skills - Level 2
Level 2 aims to fine-tune the skills and boat handling manoeuvres learnt at Level 1. The course sets out the foundations of sailing with the aim of producing competent light wind sailors who are able to sail and make informed decisions in good conditions.
You can expect to learn more advanced techniques in a variety of craft including; rigging according to weather conditions, coming alongside a moored boat, capsize recovery and essential safety background.
Try Finikounda – Great for the progressing beginner. Holiday sailing at it’s best!
Seamanship Skills
Moving on from Basic Skills, the main focus of this course is fine-tuning skills already learnt and boat handling manoeuvres, whilst increasing your self-reliance and decision making skills.
Day Sailing
We are able to endorse most sections of this course, enabling competent sailors to confidently plan and execute a safe day cruise, aspects covered include pilotage, interpretation of charts and use of GPS.
Finikounda is the main place to go for day sailing.
Sailing with Spinnakers
Sailing with Spinnakers teaches you how to sail a dinghy rigged with an asymmetric or symmetric spinnaker and some trapezing.
Try Porto Heli for a fantastic destination for a sailing holiday with tuition.
Start Racing
You will learn to race a variety of craft from single handers to performance boats. The aim is to gain a good understanding of the rules and techniques of racing, including the course and starting sequence, boat preparation, tactics and racing rules.
Performance Sailing
This is an advanced course for experienced sailors using high performance craft and covers a range of sessions including rigging, tuning, teamwork, trapezing, hiking, tacking and downwind sailing.
Porto Heli is the ideal place for performance sailing.
2008 Twiname/RYA Youth and Junior Team Racing Championships
West Kirby win the Youth Prize © Karenza Morton RYA
West Kirby Youth and a Union team from Wales reigned triumphant as some 300 young sailors battled it out at the 2008 Twiname/RYA Youth and Junior Team Racing Championships at Farmoor, Oxford last weekend (8 – 9 November).
With the RYA clearing the Youth and Junior racing calendars for the weekend to attract as many young sailors to take part in a very different type of sailing event, the youngsters enjoyed a sensational weekend of racing in the Under 19 (Youth) and Under 16 (Junior) competitions.
Unlike in normal fleet racing where the aim of the game is to finish first past the post, team racing involves teams of six sailors in three boats going head-to-head against another team of three boats to try to get the best overall points score for the team.
As a result team racing is a true test of a crews’ boat handling skills, decision-making abilities and tactical nous and the discipline is a brilliant way for young sailors to hone these crucial skills is a really fun yet competitive arena.
With the Under 19s doing battle in Fireflies, it was West Kirby who dropped just one race from their 11 contests to go one better than their runners-up finish last year and win the Youth title.
Mathew Shepherd/Sophie Shepherd, Owain Matthews/Jemima Riley and Cameron Douglas/Emma Lombard lifted the trophy ahead of the Sevenoaks School outfit, who won nine of their 11 races.
The Welsh Union team of Toby Morsley/Connor McNamara, David Pain/Oliver Harrison and Matthew Whitfield/Nathan Thorne, Optimist sailors ordinarily, took the Junior title with a 100 per cent success record.
With the Junior races being contested in RS Fevas, the six Welsh youngsters finished with a sailed five, won five record to claim to 2008 Under 16 crown with Hayling Island SC’s representative team, taking second spot with four wins out of five.
In total, the combined Twiname/RYA Youth and Junior Team Racing event attracted 22 Youth and 28 Junior teams with 191 races contested altogether over the course of the weekend. Teams were entered from clubs, class associations, schools and RYA National and Zone Squads as well as some private entries.
David Campbell-James, RYA Competitions Manager, said: “We were absolutely delighted with both the number and standard of the entries. In the end we were reluctantly having to turn teams away as we just did not have the capacity to accommodate every team that wanted to take part. This really bodes well for the future of the event.
“You could see how much everyone was enjoying the weekend, despite at times awful weather conditions, and I think that there were a few youngsters and parents alike who had their eyes opened to not just what a fantastic discipline team racing is in its own right but also how it can improve skills they can take into their fleet racing.”
It wasn’t just the sailors enjoying an on-the-water education – RYA Youth and Junior coaches were on umpire boats enhancing their own knowledge of the rules and looking at ways of incorporating team racing into their sailors’ training.
In September 2007, RYA Team GBR won the Under 21 ISAF World Team Racing Championships in Spain with another British team taking silver in the Open event. Great Britain will be looking to at least match those achievements when the 2009 ISAF World Team Racing Championships take place in Perth, Australia in February.
Overall Results:
Youth
1st West Kirby Youth - Mathew Shepherd/Sophie Shepherd, Owain Matthews/Jemima Riley and Cameron Douglas/Emma Lombard
2nd Sevenoaks School – Emma Derby/Kieran Hayward, Ben Heilbron/Jon Turnbull, Ed Fox/Camilla Barber
3rd NSSA Oxford – Imogen Stanley/Adrian Clay, Hermione Stanley/Amy Seabright, Guy Stephens/Milly Stephens
Junior
1st North/South Union - Toby Morsley/Connor McNamara, David Pain/Oliver Harrison and Matthew Whitfield/Nathan Thorne
2nd Hayling Island SC – Tim Gratton/Chris Taylor, Hugo Jones-Warnes/James Poyner, Eilidh McIntyre/Vikki Payne
3rd Warsash SC – Ed Riley/Morgan Dibb, Jamie Diamond/Tim Riley, Craig Dibb/Anna Greenwell
Full results and event website
RYA Portsmouth Yardstick (PY) Online System
Let’s face it, we all enjoy a fair race and if you are looking to mix it with different classes, then most sailors look no further than the Portsmouth Yardstick Scheme (PYS). Over the years it has set, well... a yardstick in producing a fair handicapping system for racing between different classes; whether dinghies, multihull or cruising yachts.
In recent years though it has also come in for a fair amount of flak, people argue that it is dated, inflexible and in this age of foiling, asymmetric kites and myriad new classes, PYS no longer produces a fair and accurate handicap.
Everyone has their theory on how the PYS can be improved, but the man actually tasked with dragging the PYS into the 21st century is the RYA’s Bas Edmonds. He’s spent the last year or so looking at ways of improving the system, and his solution looks set to revolutionise the much maligned system.
A brief history of PYS
In order to understand where PYS is now, it’s important to understand where it came from, and the Scheme really does have a marvellous history behind it. The system was pioneered, unsurprisingly, in Portsmouth harbour and was the brainchild of one Zillwood ‘Sinbad’ Milledge.
Milledge was noted as a brilliant eccentric, famed for permanent pipe smoking and wearing open toed sandals and no socks year round. He first started tinkering with the yardstick in the 1930’s and the system was eventually adopted by the RYA in 1952.
Bas Explained: “The point is that back in the 1950’s, classes were fewer and more straightforward: A Firefly was a Firefly, you didn’t have to worry about whether it was in one man or two man configuration, whether it was in spinnaker or no spinnaker configuration and so on.
“As boat design has developed, so too has the PYS and there have been numerous minor adjustments to the system in order to move with the times and take into account the latest developments, however recently it has become clear that we need to make some radical changes in order to keep the system relevant to the pressures of modern racing and the demands from those sailors.”
Current Issues and solutions
In 2007 the RYA polled over 300 clubs around the UK to ask them, the users, what they thought the PYS was doing right and, more importantly, what it wasn’t! It was from this that the RYA identified two main issues with the current system; these are: accuracy of data, the flexibility of the system in dealing with developments within classes.
Speed and flexibility
In the past data has been collected via club returns, which are posted to the RYA at the end of the season, this means there is an inevitable delay in adjusting numbers which can be frustrating.
It also means that PYS is vulnerable to sudden developments in classes which dramatically increase the speed of boats. Foiling is the obvious one, and while the RYA is more than happy to issue a trial number for a new type of boat, without the returns this is difficult and inaccurate.
The classic example of this could be seen at 2008 Bloody Mary pursuit race, where Graham Vial’s foiling Moth sailed to a comprehensive victory, only to be disqualified because his boat did not have a permanent Portsmouth Number.
This was in part because data on these new boats simply could not be collected quickly enough to formulate a stable and accurate number.
Accuracy
Bas explained: “Traditionally, every March boats are issued with a Portsmouth Number for the season ahead. At the end of the year, clubs are asked to send in their returns where part of the data collated includes recommending any adjustment to the numbers used from their experiences of regattas that season.
“If clubs consistently recommend that, say, the GP14 needs a more favourable Portsmouth Number, the Portsmouth Yardstick Advisory Group will adjust it accordingly based on the data received.
“On the same note, if a club only uses the numbers as published by the RYA, and recommends the same numbers for the following year, then again this lack of adjustment is registered in the PN list published.”
For a PN to be raised or lowered there needs to be consensus across clubs over the year in order for a number to be adjusted. For example: The PN for the GP14 is 1106, if 80% of clubs returned 1106 as their recommended PN for the following year, then those clubs that have carried out a number adjustment and recommended either higher or lower than 1106 would absorbed into the mean average.
“Now, the problem is that adjusting numbers can be a very subjective matter. You need someone within the club who is completely neutral to suggest adjustments, but there is every chance club politics will get in the way. This leads to a general lack of adjustment” Bas continued.
“It’s also very complicated for the average sailor to sit down and actually work out what the adjustment should be. This means that generally clubs are not recommending any adjustment to numbers at all, so the whole system is remaining static.”
RYA Portsmouth Yardstick Online Project
The Solution
The RYA has been looking for a way of removing this subjective element from the equation and take the pressure off clubs when it comes to making adjustments.
The answer to this is to head into the digital age and let a computer do the number crunching.
Bas explained: “By working closely with Simon Lovesey of SailRacer Database Technology, what we have done is link the Portsmouth Yardstick in with a dedicated race analysis website which is simple to use and leads the clubs through the results process with a minimum of fuss.
“In order to stay on the theme of keeping it simple, we have tried to keep the whole race analysis process to between 3 and 4 minutes per race which was important to us to get clubs involved.
“In order to do this we have introduced an automatic upload from a number of popular race results packages; such as Sailwave, HAL, Sail 100, meaning that we get results back on a week to week basis.
“Under the old system of annual returns, the RYA only collected four very basic items of data, all of which could not be validated by the RYA. By actually having the raw data of a race result, this allows for much more detailed analysis of results, and far greater flexibility and speed.
“It also means that the Portsmouth Yardstick Advisory Group has much more confidence in the data being returned by the clubs using the system.”
Once clubs have entered their results, the website tabulates all the results on a day to day basis. This means that developments within a class can be picked up almost immediately and real time numbers can be recommended for a specific event if required.
This means that instead of having to wait 2-3 years for a new class to generate enough data to be included onto the PN list, it could be given an accurate number within 2-3 months depending on the popularity of the class.
Another criticism which is neatly dealt with under the new system is the performance difference of boats racing in different water conditions. Everyone knows that some boats are suited to certain water conditions and that within some clubs there is the stigma that you, ‘have to own an XX boat to win there!’ The new system is sophisticated enough to pick up on this.
This would mean that the club rating for an Optimist racing in rough seas off Brighton would be different from one sailing on a small lake in the Midlands. The programme would be able to calculate an accurate adjustment within minutes.
The programme can then give you a recommended adjustment of numbers race by race if you so desired. This means that club officials don’t have to make a subjective adjustment of Portsmouth Numbers.
The new scheme is still in its infancy, but the potential is clear to see. Factors such as weather conditions and crew skill can be brought into the calculation and handicaps can be issued on a much more site specific basis.
In addition to this, participating clubs will have a readymade results programme where they can post race reports and pictures.
Bas is excited about the developments, but sounds a note of caution: “We are taking a softly, softly approach to introducing the scheme, there is bound to be teething problems and niggles that we need to iron out.
“The programme goes live in January, but we are taking things one step at a time and for the first year the onus will be on getting a better quality and volume of results, after that we can start really maximising the potential of the programme.
“As always, the success of this is also down to the clubs themselves. Whatever new technology we introduce, we can’t do anything without regular results coming in from clubs.
“We need them all to get onboard to ensure that the Portsmouth Yardstick continues to flourish.”
Stirring words to all those critics of the venerable yardstick. To paraphrase the legendary Zilwood Sinbad Milledge: ‘Stick that in your pipe and smoke it’ seems to be the absolute mot juste on this occasion.
www.pys.org.uk
Results Alerts via Email and SMS Text
SailRacer Results Alerts - the results you want, when you want, where you want
SailRacer, the online results and events management provider, successfully launched its SailRacers Results Alerts service at the 2009 RYA Youth National Championship held in Largs, Scotland. More than three hundred subscribers and over 2000 email alerts were distributed – an excellent result for the launch of the service.
A very straightforward administration system enables subscriptions, whilst the event organizer just has to upload the results and automatically the email or SMS will be sent to subscribers. Fans wanting to comment or send messages of support to the sailors can send SMS updates back to the event website, in a similar manner to Twitter.
This is an excellent system – I am getting the 29er results in Dubai before Lucy gets them – and she is in Largs!
Competitors may automatically sign up for the service either at time of entry, registration or at any time prior to or during the event. The system can also be used to alert competitors and officials to protests, hearing times and other event information.
SailRacer Results Alerts is a powerful tool providing results updates on your favourite sailors directly to your email, mobile phone or pager. You choose the results you want, when you want and where you want. Never miss crucial results updates whatever you are doing and wherever you are.
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Subscribe to email results alerts to get the latest results straight to your inbox. You can select by class and event down to a particular sailor.
For those on the move, you can sign up for condensed results to be sent to 
your mobile as SMS Text messages.
SailRacer Results Alerts is simple to implement, with event organizers only needing to paste one line of code into their existing website to offer subscription. Email alerts can be styled to suit the look of the event and include event logos, sponsors logos and other key information. Event Organizers can offer the SailRacer Results Alerts as a free service or choose to use it as a revenue generator by charging subscribers. SailRacer Results Alerts will increase interest in events, increase web traffic and can be used to provide an immediate information service to media.
Subscribers can choose to receive results in differing formats; top ten results, results of a selected sailor or full results. Either the entire results for the event can be requested or just for a particular class or classes. The SMS service will provide condensed data within the character limits.
The SailRacer Results Alerts service is now available to all Event Organizers. For further information and rates please contact the Sailracer Events Team.
SailRacer Results Alerts - the results you want, when you want, where you want
About SailRacer
SailRacer is the concept of Simon Lovesey, a lifetime sailor by sport and passion and an IT expert by profession.
Understanding the opportunity the internet offers to make sailing event information, promotion and management more accessible, Simon developed SailRacer.
SailRacer offers a comprehensive and linked solution for managing sailing information online and is flexible enough to be used by all involved in the sport – there is no need for MNAs, event organizers, classes and clubs to reinvent the wheel for their events and activities. SailRacer is about accessing the power of the internet to promote sailing.
For further information on the SailRacer Results Alerts and the full range of online results and event management services we offer please click here or contact the SailRacer Events Team on info@sailracer.co.uk
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Being shouted at? Should you stay or should you go?
Top sailing journalist, Andy Rice of SailJuice (SJ), talks to leading RYA Coach, Adam Bowers (AB) about how to get a performance edge from good teamwork :
SailJuice (SJ): When people are sailing in a team and things aren't going so well, when should team mates stick together and when should they call it a day? And do you think there are any parallels with marriages or long-term relationships in sailing?
Adam Bowers (AB): You're not going to draw me on that one, Andy! I'm certainly not qualified to answer that. In sailing, if your goals are incompatible it won't work. The moment you get someone who's got a different goal, that's when the team will start falling apart. If you're 470 sailing for example, and if your goals don't match, then you're looking for a tough time and that pressure will only build as things get tougher.
Sailing the 470 is not the difficult part, it's the team work....
SJ: So maybe it's as simple as writing down your goals...
AB: I think you're right, it's a simple tool that we very rarely use. One of the problems we have is you either go sailing with your chum and that works great for a while, and you expect that's going to get stronger in the future. But as you get into tailored goals more, that's when that friendship inevitably breaks down. Even if you have similar goals, such as going to the Olympics, if one person wants to go training all the time and the other person wants to take a more cerebral approach - even that is enough to create a rift.
SJ: What if you do have someone who wants to think their way to victory and someone who wants to do their way to victory? How do you compromise?
AB: It's certainly not impossible, because there are many successful teams that are made of two very different characters, but unless you realise that there is another way of doing something, you won't see it, so you'll rile against it all the time. You've got to sit down and say 'I think we've got to do this, and I think we've got to do that.' There are great sailing teams built up of completely different human beings, but their end goals are strong enough that they will find a way of making it work, even if they don't always agree on how the other goes about it.
SJ: Can you think of any examples?
AB: I'm not going to name names, but in the 470 everyone sails the boat at pretty much the same speed, so it comes down to how accurately you can sail the boat around the race course, and how accurate is your understanding of the rig. We get a lot of very good sailors coming through the 420 programme with an enormous amount of talent. At that level they've been able to cope with all the stresses and strains. But when you step up into the Olympic glare, when you put yourself under that spotlight, the pressures are significantly greater. Maybe it's because they're younger and inexperienced, but just because their way of doing things thus far has served them well, that way may not be sufficient for carrying them forwards into a more pressured environment at Olympic level.
One of the things that people never bring in from other sailing into the Olympic level, is the amount of time you're going to spend doing this game. It sounds wonderful, 'I'm going to go to Hyeres, Palma, train five days a week, and travel the world etc,' but it puts a heck of a strain on you; you don't see your mum and day, you miss your boyfriend or girlfriend, you don't spend time with your mates and that's the sort of stuff that sneaks around and starts to break down the fabric of any goal-driven ideal that they originally had.
Nick Rogers & Joe Glanfield built up an understanding based on a decade of sailing together
SJ: Can you think of an example of a team where perhaps the team is greater than the sum of the two individuals?
AB: Here's one, although I don't think either of the sailors are weak, by no means. But I think Nic Asher (Nasher to his friends) and Elliot Willis epitomise two people doing a very, very good job [two-time 470 World Champions]. I'll also mention Nick Rogers and Joe Glanfield [two-time Olympic silver medallists]. All those four guys are very good friends, but there are some very different people in that group. Nasher and Elliot are very different. Nasher is the more studious and sits and thinks about things, whereas Elliot will come and play PlayStation and Gran Turismo. So they're very different people but when you put them in a boat together, they work incredibly well.
I suppose the same could be said of Nick and Joe, that they're superb sailors and they bring very different parts to that party. Those two boats are almost set up differently in the way those two teams work together. There's no right or wrong with any way that these guys sail, but they are almost at opposite ends of the continuum in the way that the dynamics are dealt with in the boat.
In crude terms, I would suggest that Nick Rogers would consider that his job is to drive the boat as fast as he possibly can around the race course and Joe's part is to help Nick understand where he is on the race course, and to explain to Nick why Joe is asking him to go there. Effectively Joe is the tactical part of the boat and Nick is the engine room.
In the other boat, Nasher is the tactical brain of that boat and what Elliot does is paint an incredibly strong radar picture in Nasher's head so that Nasher can process a lot of the very good information that Elliot is bringing to him. So it's a slightly different way of processing the same job.
SJ: Nasher and Elliot I don't know so well, but I've spoken to Nick and Joe about their split of responsibilities, and they see that as a massive advantage in tight situations such as you'll find in a Medal Race for example...
AB: They've obviously proven that to work very well, but they must have developed some incredible trust for that to happen. For Nick to be able to drive as fast as he does, he has to put 100% trust into Joe's ability to call their way around the race course. They've obviously worked long and hard to get to that situation. That doesn't happen overnight, but I think time has allowed them to use this tool so well.
SJ: You've given us some great examples of how teams can work together so well. My impression is that Nick and Joe are very good at giving each space to do what they want to do.
AB: That's a result of time and trust. The trouble with all of this is we look at a successful team, we see the end point, but we haven't seen how they got to that point. All of those teams, if you brought them back to their start point, maybe more than 10 years ago, would have been a lot more fragile than that end point. So at some stage in their development, I wonder if Nick and Joe had a disagreement that might have led them to falling apart? Actually I've used Nick and Joe as an example because I happen to know that they haven't. They're one of those very rare teams that have been great friends from day one. That's what they've been able to build their trust and relationship on. That's rare because with great friends sometimes things become very personal.
I kind of wonder if we are there to play matchmakers as coaches. Let's say you've got an exceptional Topper sailor coming through the ranks, and we're looking to put him in with someone in a 420 or 29er, that's where we have to get a bit creative about who we put him with, otherwise he'll just end up sailing with his mate.
Now you might end up with a Nick and Joe scenario, or Nick Asher and Elliot, but for those two great examples I would imagine there are hundreds of examples that failed at an early stage. I kind of wonder if that's quite a big price to pay. Then again, should we allow people to do that, because you learn from your mistakes too?
SJ: You said that the basis of a good team is having the same aims and knowing that you're going in the same direction. But if things still aren't working, when is it time to move on?
AB: It depends what level you're talking about. When it comes to club sailing - when you're being shouted at. That's when it's time to get out. Here's a classic - husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend sailing together, scream at each other all the way round the race course, those people sail with different people, all of a sudden they're having much more fun and all of a sudden they actually enjoy the people they're sailing with, more than with their other half. Funny old world that!
SJ: So the advice is clear: If you're with a shouter, just move on then?
AB: You and I have sailed with shouters. We've sailed with people who don't shout. Who are your friends? The ones that didn't shout. Who are the ones you were most successful with? The ones that didn't shout. You're not there, as a helm or crew, to be made to feel uncomfortable or silly. That's not your job.
SJ: I suspect we've both been in Olympic campaigns with shouters as well. Some of those people are very good sailors, so what do you do then?
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Test of RS 100
RS Sailboats have recently upped the ante with the ‘soft’ release of their RS 100 prototype and over the last several weeks have been gathering vital sailor feedback from potential customers and other interested parties. I jumped at the chance to test one of the prototypes down at Hayling Island Sailing Club last week, but before taking to the water I sat down with Nick Peters from RS Sailboats to find out more about the story behind the new boat.
OR: Nick what was the design brief for the RS 100? Has the boat as it stands now turned out as you expected?
NP: What we have discovered over the last few weeks, having had feedback from the individuals that have sailed the boat, is that people with a wide range of sizes and abilities can sail the boat. The feedback tells us that it is an interesting enough, inspiring enough and fun enough boat for the really good sailors, as well as being manageable enough for those less experienced in this type of boat.
Based market research into the singlehanded market worldwide and with important input from our international network of dealers, the RS 100 has actually ended up being less extreme than perhaps we first imagined it. As an example we originally planned for the waterline width to be similar to that of an RS600 (900mm) but it has ended up at around a 1000mm, which is give or take the same as a Laser. The RSVareo is 1008mm and a Phantom is about 900mm. So the RS 100 has ended up a more stable platform than we first envisaged. Equally, to make it more manageable in the boat park and for ease of car topping, the beam of the boat has come down from seven to six feet. All in all the boat has become less extreme and more an all round manageable boat that we stand a chance of getting a really big international class going with. Certainly the dealers are all very excited by it, as they all have customers who are ready for this type of boat. What they told us was that their clients are asking for a boat which was as attainable as a Laser in terms of simplicity and ease of use, but with the whole performance aspect moved along.
OR: Is it correct that this project originally kicked off as a collaboration with Devoti?
NP: Yes that’s right. We did originally talk to Luca a lot last Autumn, but it seemed to us that we were really in two quite different places in terms of our plans for the end product. We felt that the final boat needed to be less sophisticated and certainly less expensive.
OR: Are you both targeting the same market?
NP: Not really, as they seem to be focused on the bigger sailor with the D1. We are trying to cater for a wider range of weight (70Kg up to 100Kg) with the RS 100. Also want it to become popular with club sailors as well as regatta sailors.
OR: How do you think you will be able to appeal to such a wide range of sailor weights? Weight equalisation or two rigs?
NP: We spent literally months thinking about that and finally concluded that the ideal method of weight equalisation is actually the sliding rack system like Luca has used. We decided not to go down that route however, as the downside is that it restricts movement in the boat and adds a level of complexity and expense to the overall package. Plus visually it becomes a challenge. The lighter sailors would get a raw deal as their hiking position would be compromised by being further out and their boats would be harder to move around on shore being wider and heavier because of the lead they would have to carry. So we decided to try a different approach.
To cater for our target weight range you need a difference in sail area of probably two metres and we have found that we can’t reduce the sail area sufficiently, without reducing the mast height. So the idea will be to have a smaller sail which you use on the same mast but shortened by removing a ‘stump’ from the bottom. This will enable an owner the option of two rig sizes – for other members of the family to use the boat perhaps – without having to buy two masts. So that is what we are working towards, but it may be hard to get a single mast right for both sizes of sail, so there is a chance that using a single mast will mean that one of the rigs is compromised. We are working hard at solving that and have been experimenting with a softer rig but with a forestay to help power it up. The jury is out on that one, as we want to avoid ending up with a tweaky/fiddly boat, which nobody understands. Certainly the reaction from the sailors was that they preferred the boat without a forestay, as it made gybing and dropping the kite really easy.
OR: So to clarify, sailors in the 85 to 100 Kilo range would be using a 10.5sqm rig and the 70 – 85 Kilo range would be on an 8.2sqm rig? Where does this position the RS 100 against the RS Vareo?
NP: Using SailPack software, the Vareo comes out smack in the middle of the RS 100 range at 9.2Sqm. The RS 100 will be able to cater better for the bigger sailor because of the increased buoyancy. It appears that in the light stuff, it is possible to get the back of the boat out of the water going upwind, by sitting forward. When you look at the RS 100 it has a significant amount of rocker, which I believe is the only way to go to produce a boat which is responsive, feels light and is good fun to sail in light airs. It has a similar amount of rocker to the Phantom, which also performs well in the light stuff.
OR: The RS 100 looks to have quite pronounced hard chines?
NP: Yes and we have also included little spray-rail type reverse chines too, which was an attempt to keep it dry. Similar idea to the 49er.
OR: You are offering a specially priced package for people wishing to order boats pre-production, so how far do you believe you are from full production?
NP: We have temporary moulds, which the two test boats came out of. The next thing we are going to do is take plugs from those temporary moulds and then work on those plugs, making a whole bunch of small changes, before the finished plugs get sent to Thailand. The final production tooling will be taken off those plugs and we hope to be in production by the beginning of November which means we can have boats for the shows in London and Dusseldorf and so on.
OR: How will you manage quality control in the production process?
NP: We have used the same manufacturer for the RS500, RS Elite and the RS200 and we have a full time member of staff on site in the factory. Our original workshop manager now works out of the CMI factory in Thailand.
OR: Geographically where do you see the market for the RS 100?
NP: Anywhere within our extensive dealer network. We have one dealer per key country across the globe and in the States we also have a distributor and some ‘super’ dealers. The dealers are absolutely vital to us and over the last few years have helped us pretty much buck the credit crunch. Our turnover is back now to what it was in 2007. As I said earlier, the response from the network has been very positive about the potential of the RS 100.
Sailing the RS 100....
Conditions for the test sail were a pleasant 8-12 knots of breeze and flat water. As an ex Laser and Finn sailor I was comfortable enough with the singlehanded element, but this was going to be my first experience of sailing a singlehander with a spinnaker. The first thing to say about the boat is that it looks good in the dinghy park, so you won’t be ashamed to throw off the cover next to your mate’s Phantom. A narrow entry at the bow flares out into a wide and surprisingly deep cockpit. The use of boom sheeting for the main and a Gnav means that the cockpit is uncluttered by centre jammers. A glance underneath reveals the hard chines and pronounced rocker which Nick highlighted.
With the kite already set up, rigging was a simple affair requiring only the hoisting of the main and the attachment of the outhaul and Cunningham. Moving around in the boat park presented no issues despite the six-foot width and although the prototype was around 8Kg heavier than the production models it still felt pretty light on the trolley. The lack of a fully battened main meant that the boat behaved itself on the trolley and in the water. To set off was there was nothing to do except push down some rudder, step aboard and pull down the centreboard.
I have to confess that, being six foot two and just short of 100Kg, I had harboured some concerns about being too big for a boat like the RS 100. However all these fears evaporated the moment I sheeted on the main and the RS 100 came alive. The rig delivered plenty of power going up wind and it was immediately apparent that the wide cockpit and ample side decks made for a really comfortable hiking position. Boom sheeting was new to me, but this took little time to get used to although I did think the boom mounted mainsheet jammer would be better facing aft rather than forward.
Sailing upwind, the RS 100 felt light on the helm and very responsive to the gusts. Although RS believe the rig is still a little too soft, this seemed to help it depower naturally in the occasional bigger gusts. Unsurprisingly, dipping the leeward rail in the water is a no-no as the boat slows dramatically. This might require a little technique when sailing in windier and choppier conditions. With nothing cluttering the floor of the boat, tacking was quick and simple with the boat slowing very little in the process.
Cracking off on to a tightish reach, the boat accelerated rapidly on to a plane and just seemed happy to stay there. Bearing off further, a few pumps on the kite halliard simultaneously deployed bowsprit and the chute and I was off for my first singlehanded asymmetric experience. The first thing to say about the downwind performance is how well balanced the boat felt. The rudder loads appeared to be no different to sailing upwind, delivering a reassuring amount of control even when fully planing. With main predominantly cleated whilst I trimmed the kite it was noticeable how light the sheet load on the kite was. This boat is clearly a great deal of fun downwind and I was quickly realising what I had been missing all these years of single sail racing. I had been instinctively been sliding back in the boat in the gusts but this was actually unnecessary, as even when sitting at the midpoint on the deck the boat showed no tendency to nosedive. Bearing away into my first gybe, I flicked the boom over, moved across the boat and sheeting on the kite as I went and the boat quickly lifted on to the plane on the new gybe. Painless! Getting rid of the spinnaker was as easy as hoisting; uncleat the halliard and a few pulls on the retrieval line made it all go away. Later in the session I found that the RS 100 copes pretty well with sailing deep angles downwind – a fact which may endear it to the regular inland club sailor competing against symmetrical boats on smaller courses.
The RS 100 proved to be quite forgiving and the obligatory boat test capsize was only achieved by over sheeting the main and keeping myself static whilst gybing. Even then, it seemed for a few seconds that it would not capsize, but then the leeward rail dug in and the mast hit the water. I scrambled over the hull and on to the centreplate and was impressed to find that the sealed mast section had kept the rig sitting happily horizontal. Attempts to fully right her with the spinnaker still hoisted proved difficult and although I did eventually manage it, the quickest method would appear to be to get rid of the chute first.
Overall it was hard to find anything I didn’t like about the RS 100 and I could have happily stayed out there for hours playing with it. Certainly this is not a hard boat to sail, but like all good racing boats, it will be hard to sail well. My only question would be, given how comfortably I coped downwind, whether a bigger spinnaker might be required? That said, the RS 100 will be breathtaking to sail in twenty knots and big waves and I look forward to the opportunity to do just that.
The newest addition to the RS range will undoubtedly provide an exciting and tactical platform for big fleet regatta sailors racing around large windward leeward courses, as well as appealing to club sailors seeking an exciting boat without the extreme technique challenges of the trapeze/skiff classes. Those put off by the physical challenge and advanced skill levels required to sail and Musto Performance Skiff, RS600 or RS700 should take heart. This is not a boat that will require you to study technique videos, go on coaching weekends or spend endless hours practicing. With the RS 100, I suspect it will be much more a case of turn up, go racing, have fun.
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New PYs
The Online RYA PY system developed and managed by SailRacer
SailRacer is pleased to be supporting the RYA with its results system that is being used by clubs to upload handicap results
The latest Portsmouth Numbers are announced at the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show
For the first year, website data collated from the RYA’s Portsmouth Yardstick Race Results Website, submitted from clubs, has enabled the Portsmouth Yardstick Group (PYG) to make confident and accurate amendments to the Portsmouth Number (PN) list.
This innovation, pioneered by the RYA’s Technical Department, has made the yardstick scheme a much more flexible and accurate system and this is reflected in the handicap adjustments for the coming season.
RYA Technical Manager Bas Edmonds explains: “The new system has allowed us to collate actual race data which when looking at the returns from the club has given the PYG the option of looking into each submitted race result to see who was sailing and if any conditions were logged, to iron out any anomalies.
“This has allowed us to adjust handicaps aggressively and with far greater confidence. This has led to big adjustments, for example, the International 14 and the Phantom classes move down ten and eight points respectively.”
In addition to this, the previously used ‘Trial Numbers’ which have been by definition issued by clubs for rolling adjustment on each race have been replaced with ‘Experimental Numbers issued by the RYA. The Experimental Numbers will be based on data coming in from the website only and will allow the RYA to interrogate the data at any point in the season and update those numbers. It will also allow the whole system to be more flexible when looking at new boats coming onto the PY scene.
A good example would be the RS100 or the D1 from Devoti, both boats which have already been taking part in some key Portsmouth Yardstick races this season. Provided that those clubs are submitting data to the RYA via the website, then the RYA will have the option of publishing a number within a matter of months, rather than the couple of years under the previous scheme.
Updated Experimental Numbers will only be available to registered clubs using the RYA Race Results Website and will not feature on the normal PN list published on the RYA website. The purpose behind this is an incentive to get clubs to sign up and start using the RYA Race Results Website as the whole scheme is totally dependent on the data that the clubs submit.
With a decline in the amount of data submitted to the RYA from clubs carrying out cruiser racing means that the RYA is looking to work with RORC and IRC to reinvigorate the cruiser racing scene, so look forward to updates on this over the coming months.
To see a copy of the new PN list visit www.rya.org.uk/infoadvice/racing/Pages/portsmouthyardstick.aspx
Bas Edmonds and Leah Brooks will both be at the RYA Volvo Dinghy Show to help with any queries on the changes, or any other matters relating to RYA Technical.
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Why have the RYA decided to launch a race results
In the past, the RYA have asked clubs to send in their data at the end of every year. The data captured is limited and often open to subjectivity and goes through little validation by the RYA before being used in the statistical number crunching. After a very detailed review of the PYS by the RYA, it was highlighted that the data been captured by the RYA was become less and less meaningful, which was being reflected in the declining amount of returns being received by the RYA.
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Cru, an American Football team in the Netherlands ==Music== *Cru (group)
Cru, an American hip hop group *Cru (album)
Cru, an album by Seu Jorge ==Other== *Cardiac Recovery Unit, a specialized facility in a hospital *Cru (wine), a term used in wine classification *'''Cru''', a fictional character in Ms. Marvel comics *Customer repleaceable unit, a computer part which the hardware vendor ships to the customer to solve his/her hardware problem. The customer can replace it himself {{disambig}}