Gazereth78 Posted November 4, 2014 Report Share Posted November 4, 2014 Ok folks what's a reasonable yardstick for windrush 14 SS with spinnaker. I think it's the same as the nacra 430 but I've been wrong in the past.... Lol 86 sounds fair to me, what does everyone reckon?Cheers gazereth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rnie Posted November 5, 2014 Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 YV has the 430 at 87.5 and the windie at 87. They also mention somewhere that adding a spinnaker should reduce your handicap by 3%, which would make yours around 84.5. (They also deduct 1 for squaretop windies, but we'll ignore that for now). We'll see if I ever get to finish a race... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazereth78 Posted November 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 5, 2014 So YV reckons that a windrush 14 SS square top with spinnaker is as fast around the course as a hobie 16? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rnie Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Even if you follow KCC yardstick, they have H16 @ 82.5, N430 87.5, Windy 86.5. Add to that the penalty of spinnaker.makes windy 84 (3% rounded up), or 84.5 (2% rounded down). And you probably should give most hobies a run for their money, its just that we have a few really good ones at the club.btw you sailing on the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazereth78 Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Nah broke the spinnaker Shute last week. Might take a week off. Where about's do you sail? I'm at Jervoise bay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rnie Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Even if you follow KCC yardstick, they have H16 @ 82.5, N430 87.5, Windy 86.5. Add to that the penalty of spinnaker.makes windy 84 (3% rounded up), or 84.5 (2% rounded down). And you probably should give most hobies a run for their money, its just that we have a few really good ones at the club.btw you sailing on the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rnie Posted November 6, 2014 Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Im the idiot with the 430 that you sail against Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazereth78 Posted November 6, 2014 Author Report Share Posted November 6, 2014 Far out if I want to talk about it with you I ask you at the club. Lol I'll accept 86 as a fair stick. Brett reckons it's fair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bevo Posted November 10, 2014 Report Share Posted November 10, 2014 Hey GarethThe easiest solution is to line up against another Windrush with similar capabilities to you and see how much quicker you are.I would suspect that if Thomo or Ryan came down they would likely beat you even with no Spin. No offence to your capabilities.A good W14 is not much slower than H16 normally so I would expect that one with a Spin should be as quick.The 430's Yardstick is odd. I would have thought it would be less but time will tell. The big difference between the W14 and the 430 is the weight. The 430 is heavier.But if you have a look at the Nacra website it says the "Fastest 14ft production cat" Pretty sure the Windrush is a production cat. So my theory is that the yarstick for the W14 is spot on and the 3% adjustment for the Kite is fair. I think you need to compare apples with apples and the 430 is more like a Pear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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