ybs crossing the channel

[wilkins]

one for the open type and national fliers , do you feel ybs should have to cross the water or fly out to a certain distance if you wish to race them 250-400 miles next year , would plenty of training out to 100 miles be enough for them or do they need the race basket experience and if so to what distance

been reading about kevin lawson 2 nrrcc winners this year were trained very well but not raced

[Guest paulrstokes]

The wre not raced, but Kevin would take his birds to a lib site and release the same time as the federations, so I spose this was to teach them to break.

 

I think traing out to 100 miles would be fine.

[Roland]

Some don't / didn't send over the water, perfering to let up aside the channel a few time. Other sent with no problems.

[peterpau]

My young uns will all go to Lamballe 280 mile this year. Same as last year. The ones that flew Lamballe last year are all going to Bordeaux on the 1st of August 515 mile. They aint raced much but when they go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Bilco]

We raced over water every week in  the now defunct Salisbury Midweek, Guernsey every wednesday, four Guernseys, then NFC St Malo, BBC Rennes then  Cabana Nantes with a couple of Guernseys in between the Classics or after them. Nine times over the Channel was average, and we had a good membership, 25 member limit. Lack of Secy eventually undid it.  Losses were few.

[pjc]

when racing at Oxford, always tried to get youngsters to gurnsey, it was always a good education for them seeing the water but anly about 170m.

[jimmy white]

one for the open type and national fliers , do you feel ybs should have to cross the water or fly out to a certain distance if you wish to race them 250-400 miles next year , would plenty of training out to 100 miles be enough for them or do they need the race basket experience and if so to what distance

been reading about kevin lawson 2 nrrcc winners this year were trained very well but not raced

 

i have won well in the past with yearlings that have only had training tosses as yb,s , but i would prefer them to have some experience in a liberation/transporter,, too many good yb,s lost nowadays [for unknown reasons] when pushed on,