Decrepit ,my feeling is keep it the way it is as it encourages people to do a bit of traveling in search of the perfect spot and its always fun to "Compete" with the vistors. Our main problem is that we don,t have an easy to get to NM site and at the Pit most NM have a jybe or two in them.At the moment there is 11 pts between 2 and 5th. The only way to catch the Slowly mob is with a jet ski. I still like the idea of a one month discard, our 60pts month just hurts.
. I dont see anything wrong with having abit of international flavour.
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There may be some merit to a one (worst) month discard, Nebbsy said there was some technical difficulty with it though?
I like the idea of slowey and others being able to post their overseas speeds on an ozzie website, so would be reluctant to ban that.
I think the 2009 comp could be evened out a bit by a 1 month discard and some teams uniting, a VIC United and QLD United could seriously give the WA teams a run for their money.
But lets not forget sailing all year, all over the country, and the world, and developing our friendships and relationships, is more important than who wins. Though it would be good if everyone thought they had a chance of winning it one year.
PS if money allows it, there will be a perpetual Runners-Up trophy on offer.
I'm with you Hardie, doesn't worry me where Slowie posts from, but then I don't think FNQM have the SRM too worried any which way Come to think of it, he's OS now and the FNQ Wanabee's leading August 
I'm also all for small teams uniting, I can remember how hard it was with onlky two of us. But then what I did was start finding guys who haven't sailed for years and got them keen again and hunted up some who don't sail at Yorkey's but are in my area 
But then I wouldn't like to see bigger teams unite cos we need more teams rather than less
The whole GPSTC thing is just the ducks nuts, I'm now sailing with more guys instead of on my own, have just met a couple of guys from Brisbane and also two more from Townsville who might join us
I also know no matter where I'd go in Aus I'd be made welcome, so at the end of the day the GPSTC is doing what it was really set up to do 
I am happy to see the foreign posts continue to come in. It is interesting to see where people get to sail and I really enjoy watching to see how Slowie and others go in competition abroad.
By geographical coincidence (I happen to live near the Man Mob favourite spots) I am in a competitive team, the possible dowside of this is that my scores rarely count towards the team as I am not very fast (yet
). I suggest people make sure they really want to swap/ amalgamate teams to be competitive across the states as they may then find their own results infrequently contribute to the new bigger/ faster team!
). I suggest people make sure they really want to swap/ amalgamate teams to be competitive across the states as they may then find their own results infrequently contribute to the new bigger/ faster team!
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very good point evets....teams becoming bigger means more scores becoming irrelevant.. if this happens too frequently to a sailor they may find a lack of motivation to continue?...
I have a solution. How bout any team with more than 10members the scores are taken from the top three. In essence the bigger the team the more posts needed to count.
Your thoughts fellow speed nuts?
if it ain't broke?
If someone wants to travel, fair enough, there is no guarantee that there will be wind at their home location as well.
Don't have a prob with merging teams to make a more viable number of competitors.
Don't have a prob with people transferring, although their data should stay with original team (until transfer) as it will end up a quagmire sorting it and back calculating.
Personally believe dropping 1 month, 2 months, 3 months 4 a bit of a WAFTAM and Kinda defeats the purpose of the challenge
Just my opinion
If you do want to have some changes
How about a $2 session fee which can be paid to me so I can afford the damage I will inevitably do to myself and my kit
It appears the SRM might be heading for the GTC overall trophy for the second year running and that it might be a fierce tussle for second.
I feel I can appreciate the SRM for the well oiled machine that they are and W.A. for it's consistently moderate winds.
I feel that the GTC needs to add some other incentives to satisfy the drive of some of the other competitors and keep every body interested.
I suggest some secondary seasonal trophies for spring-summer and autumn-winter or any other shortened periods you might feel appropriate.
"That is my winter coat, unfortunately summers suck for me as I don't shed the fur, just end up hot and manky "
Not heard of WAXING ![}:)]
