Re: The Sausage Smuggler
Posted: Sun Apr 29, 2018 10:11 am
Some interesting points being teased out here and a rules bug to fix.
At a worlds Paul and I carry spares on the media RIB. We are not part of the race offices fleet and so are free to service the fleet.
On a breezy day we can often spend all the time between races helping people with running repairs and replacing broken bits including extensions.
Between races the race officers ribs are usually busy course setting.
In races where the class media rib is not available I’d favour carrying your own spares including an extension but there is nothing to stop you putting your spare in the organisers rib but you can’t guarantee they will be on hand should you need them, they may get allocated to laying the windward mark.
Note the class rules about personal support craft.
At a worlds Paul and I carry spares on the media RIB. We are not part of the race offices fleet and so are free to service the fleet.
On a breezy day we can often spend all the time between races helping people with running repairs and replacing broken bits including extensions.
Between races the race officers ribs are usually busy course setting.
In races where the class media rib is not available I’d favour carrying your own spares including an extension but there is nothing to stop you putting your spare in the organisers rib but you can’t guarantee they will be on hand should you need them, they may get allocated to laying the windward mark.
Note the class rules about personal support craft.