Re: Dinghy Show 2011
Posted: Sun Mar 06, 2011 10:21 am
Hi Pat,
Good to see you, Sandy, Rupert, Brooksey, Big Al (and for about 30 seconds nessa and nikki) all again - but in many ways I felt that this was the 'flavour' of the show.
It felt to me (as a journo, looking for a theme or a story) that the sport is still coming out of hibernation after the long and cold winter. There were a lot of people catching up with each other but I saw little 'serious' business being done. Maybe because that was taking place elsewhere, that is always a possibility...but I covered the show pretty well and did not see anything that made you say 'wow'
The boat of the show for me was the Kevin Gosling Scorpion, that really was something special.
For the rest, SuercrewJon (who's been laid up with the lurgi - get well soon Jon!) asked me if it was a good show. I worked hard to come up with a soundbite answer but could do not better than 'uninspiring'!
But yes Pat, I think you're right. A lot of people have heard about the classic scene - and are thinking about being able to race their older boats (and older bodies!) in the right sort of atmosphere... be interesting to see. But your comments about the cost of getting about are, I think, a sign of things to come. Maybe sailing will revert back to taking place on a more regional basis, with 100 miles being the maximum people will travel.
Time will tell
D
Good to see you, Sandy, Rupert, Brooksey, Big Al (and for about 30 seconds nessa and nikki) all again - but in many ways I felt that this was the 'flavour' of the show.
It felt to me (as a journo, looking for a theme or a story) that the sport is still coming out of hibernation after the long and cold winter. There were a lot of people catching up with each other but I saw little 'serious' business being done. Maybe because that was taking place elsewhere, that is always a possibility...but I covered the show pretty well and did not see anything that made you say 'wow'
The boat of the show for me was the Kevin Gosling Scorpion, that really was something special.
For the rest, SuercrewJon (who's been laid up with the lurgi - get well soon Jon!) asked me if it was a good show. I worked hard to come up with a soundbite answer but could do not better than 'uninspiring'!
But yes Pat, I think you're right. A lot of people have heard about the classic scene - and are thinking about being able to race their older boats (and older bodies!) in the right sort of atmosphere... be interesting to see. But your comments about the cost of getting about are, I think, a sign of things to come. Maybe sailing will revert back to taking place on a more regional basis, with 100 miles being the maximum people will travel.
Time will tell
D