Course Optimised for Asymmetrics

   I just noticed this term in the online report of the Grafham Grand Prix.  I wouldn't want to belittle the accomplishment of the 29er sailors who won a race even with a course optimised for asymmetrics.
What would a course optimised for asymmetrics look like?

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redback Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502	Post Options Post Reply Quote redback Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Course Optimised for Asymmetrics Posted: 14 Jan 05 at 6:42pm
	I just noticed this term in the online report of the Grafham Grand Prix. I wouldn't want to belittle the accomplishment of the 29er sailors who won a race even with a course optimised for asymmetrics. What would a course optimised for asymmetrics look like?

Garry Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 18 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 536	Post Options Post Reply Quote Garry Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jan 05 at 7:52pm
	I assume no tight 3 sail reaches - all sausages and no triangles maybe? Edited by Garry
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Lucy Lee Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Far too distracted from work Joined: 17 Mar 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 276	Post Options Post Reply Quote Lucy Lee Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 14 Jan 05 at 8:00pm
	For our Nationals and Inlands we ask for Windward Leeward, with or without short spacer leg at the windward mark to stop boats beating getting munched by boats heading dead down wind to hoist. Sometimes we add a downwind gate to increase the fun when picking the angles downwind.
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redback Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 16 Mar 04 Location: Tunbridge Wells Online Status: Offline Posts: 1502	Post Options Post Reply Quote redback Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 05 at 12:51am
	A ha, that's the point, a windward/leeward may be more fun for the asymmetrics but its actually optimised for symmetrics to win.

Scooby_simon Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Visit Member's Homepage Really should get out more Joined: 02 Apr 04 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline Posts: 2415	Post Options Post Reply Quote Scooby_simon Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 15 Jan 05 at 3:14pm
	On the Asym and cat course, we were sailing UW/DW and a Cat won. (Not me, I was upside down after having to avoid one of the large number of Asym's that had fallen over )
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Blobby Send Private Message Find Member's Posts Really should get out more Joined: 07 May 04 Location: Australia Online Status: Offline Posts: 779	Post Options Post Reply Quote Blobby Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 19 Jan 05 at 5:37am
	Course optimised for asymetrics would be a single reach, broad enough to get fully powered with the kite and use the apparent to bear away just enough to do it in a straight line...also it would have the wind arranged to be totally consistent and enough for them to get blasting but not quite enough for all those nice traditional classes to get moving properly...can't have a windward leg incase a traditional boat playing the windshifts does better...