Just thought I would give some of you that are really keen on the 10's a chance to post some info.
Now I don't want to be contoversial or nothing but I was wondering why the fleets are so low in numbers at times.
How fragile is the 10r.. I remember 10+ years ago I had one (Jom Bradshaw design BR??) that I sailed at the local pond & it was seriously unbreakable.. NO water got in & the sheetlines would stand up to anything nature threw at them. I know I sailed it in the worst weather.
The question I suppose stems from my recent visit to the WA States last weekend. I only stayed a short while because the fleet was so small. I was told there was 10+ entries, but the afternoon I attended there were maybe 6 at most.
I know it was mid afternoon & the wind was steady but not excessive.
I think I watched 3 races & at one stage there were only 4 boats that finished. I've heard that 13 skippers sailed in the event but not many completed all races.
I hear that less than half finished in more than half the races. It looks like carnage happened inside the fleet.
So the question I suppose is how do you manage to keep the 10's Dry inside, Strong & still be competitive. Or Maybe even Finish a Race...
