Doug has been keeping a bit of a gear table for World events over the last few years, and the same info was on the registration forms for this Worlds, but hasn’t been extracted from the depths of the US Sailing registration system yet.
I’m sure there are a few people who find this shit interesting, probably the same people who read a live-blog of a meeting.
So I thought I’d make it up as we go. Any ideas for the blanks? Corrections?
Table over the fold…
I guess the Moth class is unique in the amount of press it generates. Blogs, pictures, youtube videos and loads of press.
I’m sure there will be plenty of media coming out of our 2009 Worlds as well, if the current lead up is any indication.
It’s an interesting contrast to something like the current 29er Worlds which I have been trying to follow online for the last week. It’s been a bit tricky to say the least. The results have gone up reasonably quickly on the fraglia site and the event web site, but there hasn’t been much else. Not too good for the 10th Worlds for a big class with 180+ boats competing.
This example is probably what results when trying to report on an event with such a low-flow of information. On the penultimate day of a Worlds where the top 3 are all Australian, an Australian news site publishes the release with a lead photo of 49ers racing, then a few other shots of boats not actually racing on Garda, and another of 29ers at a different Garda event, with a 1-sentence comment.
WTF?
In a few days the event will be over, and a few days after that nobody will care anyway. They’ve missed the boat this time.
Surely timely media output is basic requirement for World Championship level events these days? Or am I just too demanding?
The boat has just left town, and today it’s 25 degrees and blowing 20-25 knots.
In the middle of Winter.
The last weekend of Moth Worlds prep in Sydney has been and gone, thankfully. I’m well tired of low-riding at this point, having spent close to a month in almost exclusively sea-hugging mode.
Perfect preparation for a windy Worlds.
Rohan did join in for the weekend, spending Friday blasting around in good breeze and deciding – rightly – not to hit the water on a no-wind Saturday.
But at least the boat is all boxed up and ready to go, along with Nathan’s tomorrow. I won’t have to subject myself to too much more miserable light wind (although it has still been sunny and relatively warm).
The last threads of boatwork are being quickly tidied up, adding to the ongoing list of gear additions, mods, fixes and preventative maintenance.
It’s pretty remarkable to think back to 2007 and the cardboard boxes John & I sent to Garda with our stock standard X8s. Now the box is absolutely stocked with gear and spares, hardly a single component remains unmodified in some (albeit minor) way.
Next stop the Gorge.
Nathan & Iain won the 49er Worlds last night. It’s an impressive achievement given it was technically their second regatta together in the 49er.
So now comes the 29er Worlds, then the Moths. Anyone taking odds on a hat-trick?
U-Boat had a glamour first day of qualifying in the 49er Worlds. 1,2,7 puts him in 5th overall, but it’s still early days.
Go the mighty sailingbits compass bracket!
