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From: gcouger@olesun.okstate.edu (Gordon Couger)
Subject: Re: Unpersoned sailboat race
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In article <af.3068.33.0NAF6640@mecheng.fullfeed.com>,
Ed Korn <ed.korn@mecheng.fullfeed.com> wrote:
>A bit of speculation:
>     Let's say someone put up prize money for a transatlantic sailboat
>race...Unmanned (Unpersoned?). What sort of rules would make it
>interesting?
>
>To keep the cost modest
>  Maximum boat length: small sailing dinghy size, say 8 ft.
>  Motive power must come from the wind (windmill drives are OK).
>
>To keep it interesting
>  Position report at least once a day.
>  Sea state and wind condition report once a day
>  A minimum of three competitors.
>
>What else?

Put a price cap on it or maybe classes say < $5000 and unlimited.

A smaller scale of lake racers might also be of interest say 4 feet and $1000
limit or a handicap of (time * K)/cost.
Gordon
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