Given that "i tri" has talked me into racing with him at Lake Samsonvale (QLD) this Summer, I thought this thread was worthy of resurrection
The sailing club in which we compete every second weekend has included our AI's in a group of slower monohulls and has given us a yardstick of 130.
For those interested, here are results of our Sunday race showing how our crafts' handicap compares to the other boats in our class;
Marathon Race Results. B-Division Monohulls & Hobie AI's. Race : 1. Date : 29/03/09.
Sail No...Boat Name...Class...VYC...ET...Line Honours...Corr Time...Heat Results...Code
156...Therapy...Careel 18...137.2...102.73...1...74.88...1
211... 211...Hobie A I...130.0...123.25...3...94.81...2
K7405...Gate Crasher...Int 505...97.0...103.38...2...106.58...3
134...Tirra...Careel...137.2...n/a...n/a...n/a...n/a...RB
n/a...I Tri...Hobie AI...130.0...n/a...n/a...n/a...n/a...DNF
2316...Wave Dancer...Tasar...107.5...n/a...n/a...n/a ...n/a...DNS
I hope everybody notices that, even though "i tri" didn't finish on this occasion (he usually does better than myself), I was still able to take 2nd place for the AI team (after handicaps were applied)
Interestingly, in the 20-30 Knot SE conditions, across all classes, 10 of the 22 starters did not finish and several capsized. At no time did my AI feel "unsafe" on the smaller waves of the lake (compared to the more expansive Moreton Bay where such strong winds would have generated waves well over "rudder pin snapping" size)
Oh, and neither of us installed our pedals