Is there a PY adjustment factor recommended for single handed sailing? Assume that a Club is using the NTOA recommended age PYs - is there any numbers to use for s/h only? Only ask 'cos the Weds race I did last week I got away with the main h'cap - but first time out was 'intersting' :-/ to sail on own.
Should we allow s/h at Open events then? If the Gill events allowed s/h would we see any increase in attendance? Should we promote the s/h with their own prizes at BW / Gill events? Other 'similar' fleets allow s/h Fireflies / Mirrors as examples do this.
You might want to put as many potatos/slate/bricks or whatever in a sack that make up to 18 Stone and place that around the centreboard case - that way you'd make you're own handicap, or just eat more to get up to weight. ;D
Get's a bit lonely out there on the Ammersee in a blow though and the rescue boats aren't always that quick if you can't get her up quickly enough (with or without potatos) :-/
Jim. (Not needing any more potatos).
P.S. Where are the Pie Boys?
the reason that the fireflys can race single handed as they were the pre decessor to the finn as the olympic single handed class (circa 1950). and the mirror has 2 mast settings and from the outset was deigned to be sailed by one or two people.
the rya does reccomend reducing the handicap when a two handed boat is sailed singlehanded. 1093 becomes 1053 i think.
At Twickenham we frequently have people sailing single handed. We reduce the handicap by 20 points for single handers and this seems to produce a fair contest against double handed 12s on the river.
As a ahem 'hefty' chap I used to frequently singlehand when I hand a Twelve. I'm not sure singlehanding should be encouraged at major events for the simple reason that the aesthetics of a twelve aren't really conducive to it...
At burghfield, our PY reduces by 40 points for saling single handed.
I agree with lukiepiewalker I'm not sure it should be encouraged at N12 events.
Where I race, the Ammersee Yardstickzahl of 112 stays the same solo or twin-handed. Only fair really, since the Korsar which is a much faster yot (similar to FD) has a AYZ of 107.
If it means more 12 get out on the water when Solo is allowed then why not?
Cheers! Jim.