[UK-CONTEST] Time off for Contesting.

[Don Field]

Neil

I would certainly regard dinghy sailing as a sport. What I'm not sure is why
you have trouble with contesting - it requires skill, physical fitness (try
doing a 48-hour contest!), indeed all the atributes that you list for
sailing. I agree that it cannot be controlled in the same way, but maybe
that could be addressed?

Interesting debate!

Don G3XTT

On 11/30/06, G3RIR <g3rir at yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Don,
>
> I have to reply to your comment that "even though other equipment-based
> sports (sailing,  ...... are recognised as sports ".
>
> If you had ever taken part in one-design dinghy sailing racing you
> wouldn't
> have any hesitation in describing it as a sport. The dinghies in such
> cases
> are very very strictly controlled to be equal for every competitor. What
> is
> needed to win is a high degree of skill, fitness, stamina both physical
> and
> mental and a high degree of mental agility in assessing the constantly
> changing wind, waves and the other competitors.
>
> You are aware that I participate in Amateur Radio contesting at a
> reasonable
> level but I have also been active in dinghy racing for 25 years.
>
> Amateur Radio contesting is not a sport (except perhaps ARDF, Orienteering
> style) but sailing is most definitely a sport.
>
> I am certainly one of the "howls of protest" group who object to
> contesting
> being called Radio Sport.
>
> 73 de Neil, G3RIR
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Don Field" <don.field at gmail.com>
> To: "UK Contest Reflector" <uk-contest at contesting.com>
> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [UK-CONTEST] Time off for Contesting.
>
>
> > One of the reasons for designating Contesting/ARDF/DXing as RadIo Sport
> > within RSGB (to howls of protest from some) was that, in time, we may be
> > able to get some recognition from the Sports Council and others and
> maybe
> > even some grants (from them, lotteries fund, whatever). But don't hold
> > your
> > breath even though other equipment-based sports (sailing, go-karting,
> > etc.)
> > are recognised as sports (as, indeed, is sliding down a snowy hill on a
> > tea
> > tray - give me a break!).
> >
> > Don G3XTT
> >
> > On 11/30/06, Dave Lawley <g4buo at compuserve.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Steve
> >>
> >> It's a shame there are so many neanderthal organisations in this day
> and
> >> age. At the same time they probably prattle on about work/life balance
> >> and have an Investors in People award. Typical corporate bullshit.
> >>
> >> When I competed in the first WRTC in 1990 I got a grant of a couple of
> >> hundred pounds from my employer at the time to help towards expenses.
> >> Can't remember what the leave arrangements were 16 years ago though.
> But
> >> pointing to the various WRTC web sites might help to show contesting as
> >> Radiosport.
> >>
> >> Cheers, Dave G4BUO
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