That last race was Macca's bullet by the way - between that and the pics of him on the alternate photog site, he's going to be hard to take for a while. 🙂
Rob just got 10th - with the throwout, he makes the qualifier! First time a US team has? Seriously - I don't recall if Greg and Jacques ever made it...
I wonder if they will work the spilt out quickly and fit a gold fleet race in today?
The company is Sapph, the CEO is a former cat sailor and quite well known.
How truly great to see many sailors in their fifties doing well! Sach brothers, Justus Wolf and others..
No doubt! Stay fit and kick a$$!
Kidding. Or am I? http:/
I'd buy that, there's always been something a little
different
about you. You are definitely in the loop.
Word from the beach is no gold races today.
Kidding. Or am I? http:/
I'd buy that, there's always been something a little
different
about you. You are definitely in the loop.
Got to be the hair, helps with the reception.
I know, that was too easy, but I couldn't resist. Probably should have tried harder...
Mike
Forecast for tomorrow will be a lot of wind again, good thing there is no racing on Saturday (34kt gusts) <img src="<>/eek.gif" alt="eek" title="eek" height="15" width="15" /> :
Whats the story behind:
Broken Daggerboards
Broken Masts
What kind of boats?
Was it during the close reach between the offset, downwind or what?
Thanks!
The 20 drivers probably want to skip that last minute or so, it's just going to piss you off.
et tu Ding? how your memory fades.. <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" />
et tu Ding? how your memory fades.. <img src="<>/smile.gif" alt="smile" title="smile" height="15" width="15" />
I was referring to the guys sailing upwind with their spins, what are you thinking of?
I think I'm in a trance after listening to that soundtrack...
David, I don't think they were going upwind. Looking at the tracking replay feature, it appears that they had a dogleg finish after the last gate. I don't see the SIs anywhere, so it's hard to know for sure.
BTW, what a horrific gate rounding. Big pile of boats in no wind. Looked like an Italian boat got manhandled (pushed into the mark with no way out)...
Mike
Mike
I'm sure the discussion was polite and lively, cause that's how F18 sailors roll.
I bet someone could learn swear words in a bunch of different languages at that mark rounding.
lol Well played Dave. That was a well placed boot to the nuts.
there might be an issue with race 5. that it over-ran the time limit!
They have been pretty strict with the 15min after the 1st place finisher rule, so this may stick.
lol Well played Dave. That was a well placed boot to the nuts.
My work here is done.
was there a
windgate
initiated for that race? 😛
They have been pretty strict with the 15min after the 1st place finisher rule, so this may stick.
If a finishing window is in the SIs, that becomes a rule and they can't make it optional, and is certainly something you wouldn't change midway through the event (otherwise, Holy Redress, Batman!!!).
EDIT: I may have misunderstood your point. If the first boat didn't finish in the time limit, the race must be abandoned (RRS 35). Naturally, the course could be shortened (code flag S) to avoid this (RRS 32.1(c), assuming the SIs don't prevent shortening the course. Another option is to decrease the length of a leg (code flag C, RRS 33).
Mike
Now that is a good dose of sailing porn!!!! I'm exhausted.
aren't they reaching to the finish?
Jesus God that gate was horrifying.
Rules?
Now that is a good dose of sailing porn!!!! I'm exhausted.
No doubt, that was fackin' awesome.
Does anyone know what Robbie's boat number, or something that distiguishes it? He's on a Cap right?
Gashby finally won a race, the poor bugga must have been getting withdrawals.... :rollseyes:
I think Carolijn is pretty cute for being a Man.
The leeward mark rounding is something we all should practice with that many boats. Wouldn't that be great?
Later,
Dan