This is a good game to learn /practice.
http://www.tacticat.com/
It may not seem much but is very addictive.

crap game <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

Good game. Once you get use to it.
Realistic, I finish last when i sail and i finish last
when i play the game. But i,am improving.

Just keep practiceing Karl. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
And ENJOY its all about haveing fun & the feeling <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />

How is Top Gun going against the Hobies at Palm Beach these days, Ben?

No chance of getting to the Vic states?

come on Ben go to the vics
They want another match up

Hey Tim,
Im not going to be able to make it to the vic states <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
Doing well against the 16s. Raced at mannering palk last w\e Cam,David Dunk,Karl and myself <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/cool.gif" alt="" />
Had a fantastic day wind 10-15knots we started with 2 5.8s and one tiapan sloop rigged and the 4 mozzies (3 mozzies Dave broke a rudder lockdown b 4 start) 2 hour tri, sausage,tri,sausage.
I came in 2nd across line 2min after one 5.8 <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
Karl has purchaced new boat 1724 and is loveing it.
Gr8 to get out & show mannering paek there is a few mozzies around.

That's excellent - 2nd over the line. Must have been a horizon job after the handicaps were applied!

And 4 mosquitoes at Mannering Park! This is the best kind of publicity the class can get.

Any photos?

Good to hear 1724 has finally found a good home.

David had a camera there I'll see if he can put some up.
Yeah they actually separated us from the open cats in the results on the day. <img src="http://www.catsailor.com/forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" />
It was a great day a few young kids were interested.

Tim,

It was a horizon job without the yardsticks needing to be applied, the new 5.8 Nacra and the Taipan where so far behind.
It was good to show the locals that the Mosquito is a fast boat...pain about breakages but rudders vs shark, shark won.
There is some interest from the younger members there but they are dragged every way by classes sailed at local clubs. Karl and I hope to be able to get up to sail at Speers Point before Easter.
Time we looked harder at combining Nationals and States with other classes....Maricats or Windrushes may be an option.
Will send Ben pics asap.

David
"Banh Sidhe"

They do the same stuff to us also, the Hobies will often change what course they are going to sail while on the water pre-race to avoid yardstick racing against the Mozzy. First thing you know about it is when you look back and see they are sailing a triangle rather then a loop. Seems there are very few Hobie sailors who can sail their boats to yardstick so they will do anything to avoid a direct comparison.

Its good to sort out the divisions before you hit the water, after racing is to late as some clubs find a reason to divide the results up so the local heros can still win once its become apparent the Mozzys have dominated results.

Darryn
1782

This kind of manipulation of the results is a sad reflection on the standard of club sailing these days - probably largely due to the tiny fleets sailing at most clubs. Did those other guys talk to Ben and try to understand why he was so much faster than them? I bet they didn't.

In a fleet of 4 or 5 boats someone has to be the "champion". Our club has no more than a dozen regular sailors (and another 20-30 irregulars) but the arguments and anguish over the "club champion" title is unbelievable.

Tim,

You are right on the money...the comments about the number of mossies was good, the response from some of the younger ones was positive but as soon as suggested that mayber they might like to sail one....the defenses came out.

As for the others, must admit that the 5.8 nacra that was first home was very friendly....found out he used to have amossie and has a soft spot for them...the others, well sure did not talk to any of us while i was there....but they knew they had been beaten....Ben sailed very well.

Karl and I will see what happens at the other end of the lake as we will have to sail with the 18ft cats....a challenge but yardstick I know will b interesting, just got to have some decent weather..

Later,

David
"Banh Sidhe"

A few years back when I was racing Top Gun I turned up to race at a club I hadn't raced at for a long time. There were A's, Taipans, F18s, some other fast cats and my Mozzie and a Maricat 4.3. After I arrived they varied the sailing instructions so all boats with a yardstick 80 and lower were one devision, 81 and above another devision, with a seperate start, same course. So I was going to be racing the poor old Maricat, not much fun for either of us so I lowered my yardstick from 84 to 79.5 and raced with the fast cats and scored a win and a close second, in the two races, against some fast A and Taipan sailors, very satisfying to do well even when the goal post are being moved.

Its worth sorting this out before hand as my afternoons sailing could have been sailing the course on my own lapping the Maricat but instead I had to work hard and take some risks to hang on to fast cat fleet, much more satisfying sailing.

Darryn
1782