hey all.
So, the local clubs have a "Wet Wendsday" which is a PHRF race what you''ve got deal that goes out and back a few miles. Runs spinnaker, non-spinaker, and multi-hull as seperate clases. Went out on a newport 30 (mkII) with a broken vang, and traveler, racing non-spinnaker. I ended up doing nothing more interesting that tailing and releasing, but still had a blast.
So now I need to start doing this myself. Apparenly I need a whole bunch of gear for various clasess, but it all sounded like common sense stuff for racing (lifelines, harneses etc) so... whats a class 4 race, what other classes are there, and where do I get the info so I can get out there in my own boat...
oh yhea, and what classes are good to start in, because I''m ok with alot of learn how you go stuff, but when a 30 is one of the smaller boats, even with a fleet of "only" 15 boats, thats one hell of a tight space at the starting line, and I''m not realy sure I trust myself not to break stuff. Lasers? Sabots are mostly for little kids right?
Thoughts? Suggestions?
Thanks
-- James