line with one of the arms then you are at 45 degrees to the wind. Beyond this and you start pinching. I have mine mounted on the bow where it is in my normal working view. It is very good at picking up wind shifts and makes you very aware of the wind.
Try one yourself and see; they're well worthwhile.
1999 OCSG Race Ranking (RoyB)
Congratulations to WalterG on heading the ranking table list. I wonder to what extent he attributes his success to his self-designed and built boat, or has he honed his sailing skills to an even higher pitch as well? Congratulations to everyone else who participated and I'll risk a quote from John Ruskin at this point "It is not what we achieve by our efforts but what we become through them that makes them worthwhile" [or: "The highest reward for a man's toil is not what he gets for it, but what he becomes by it." - Ed.]. Thanks to the person who drew up the rankings (I don't know who does it). It must be quite a job.
Why Do People Join A Club? (JohnB)
With reference to 'What do members want?' - GOSSIP No. 108.
Why do people join a club and then want to do something other than what the club does? Perhaps they have joined the wrong club.
The OCSG is the premier canoe sailing club in GB (BCU 1999). It has achieved that accolade by development of the sailing technology and development of the skills of sailors - the other activities are add-ons. Camping is a means to an end and not an end in itself; the social aspects, while often delightful, are not the reason we meet. Ranking races were introduced for fun, to give those interested objectives, be they ever so humble! If people do feel pressurised it can only be a sense of guilt within themselves. Who does or does not race is not talked about by the racers - ever.
There are other clubs that might be more suitable for those members who regard endeavour, racing or cruising, as in some way distasteful.
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