It's worth considering, Bob. Thanks for the suggestion. It certainly represents better value than buying an RS300 and joining Chelmarsh in order to get more sailing in. Carsington is still a bit far to go on a weekly basis, even though I enjoy my affiliation with said team. Maybe the chosen solution of the Committee is helpful in my case. Since the DX15 is now a separate class, there may be other events I can attend during the summer which are DX or general events. Before I lash out the cash I could perhaps go in Sport mode, just to see what's what. This would not stop me from attending any Sprint 15 events which are practicable for me. More is better as far as I am concerned, but then I'm not the average club sailor. Come to think of it there might be a number of folk who are potential 15 sailors but are not well placed geographically for most of the Sprint 15 events in the year. Whilst Bala is not a Sprint 15 hotspot, if the DX's went there I would consider going too. There is also a Long Distance Race held at Bala Sailing Club, rather than at the Catamaran Club, which cats are allowed to attend, as I understand it. As my knee is suffering a bit of wear and tear the 300 may not have been the wisest investment to make but when one door closes another sometimes opens - cheers!Bob Carter wrote:Hi Robert,Robert wrote:There is also the interesting prospect for people who like trapezing but don't want to bother with a jib. The DX could provide an opportunity for some simple flying in such cases (given suitable wind, that is).
So why don't you buy one and use it at Carsington? At £1167 for the DX kit it is certainly not for the parsimonious and looks to be very bad value for money for the small amount of benefit you get off the wind. In an upwind direction it looses out to well sailed unarig and Sport mode boats, and it spoils the class racing.
Cheers
Bob
PS I think that Simon is right that there is unlikely to be a split, and the Committee has made a wise decision at the present time.