One year ago Honolulu Canoe Clubʻs Hōnaunau had a disastrous trip to the beach as the crew and canoe crashed to the sand after a big set came through lane 12. Honolulu Pearl is using a borrowed koa as Hōnaunau is still being repaired. Todayʻs conditions were much mellower, and the regatta went smoothly ending around 4 PM.
A lot of discussion about possible regatta changes besides those mentioned in last weekʻs blog:
Eliminating several races: Dropping the fours was frequently mentioned especially because there are sometimes two heats. So it comes down to popularity vs practicality
as this option has been discussed before. Another idea would be to revise the age group divisions to correspond to those used in the World Sprints i.e. 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s.
Both changes would drop two races from the schedule. If this schedule were adopted and any events with three or less entries were combined with others, the end result would be a shorter day for all.
Regattas such as Nanakuli or MacFarlane that are out and back events are not subject to many delays such as we can see at Kailua and Waimanalo. The results of a 42-race schedule are really magnified at these two sites depending on conditions. Will OHCRA officials even be willing to discuss any significant changes remains to be seen! In the meantime the discussion continues....
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Fatherʻs Day Regatta Redux
One year ago Honolulu Canoe Clubʻs Hōnaunau had a disastrous trip to the beach as the crew and canoe crashed to the sand after a big set came through lane 12. Honolulu Pearl is using a borrowed koa as Hōnaunau is still being repaired. Todayʻs conditions were much mellower, and the regatta went smoothly ending around 4 PM.
A lot of discussion about possible regatta changes besides those mentioned in last weekʻs blog:
Eliminating several races: Dropping the fours was frequently mentioned especially because there are sometimes two heats. So it comes down to popularity vs practicality
as this option has been discussed before. Another idea would be to revise the age group divisions to correspond to those used in the World Sprints i.e. 40s, 50s, 60s and 70s.
Both changes would drop two races from the schedule. If this schedule were adopted and any events with three or less entries were combined with others, the end result would be a shorter day for all.
Regattas such as Nanakuli or MacFarlane that are out and back events are not subject to many delays such as we can see at Kailua and Waimanalo. The results of a 42-race schedule are really magnified at these two sites depending on conditions. Will OHCRA officials even be willing to discuss any significant changes remains to be seen! In the meantime the discussion continues....
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